Emotive communication in Japanese / / edited by Satoko Suzuki

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815456803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins, c2006
• ISBN: 1-282-15498-2; 9786612154980; 90-272-9286-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Collana: Pragmatics & beyond, , 0922-842X ; ; new ser., v. 151
• Altri autori (Persone): SuzukiSatoko
• Disciplina: 495.6/0141
• Soggetti: Japanese language - Discourse analysis; Emotive (Linguistics); Language and emotions - Japan
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Emotive Communication in Japanese -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Emotive communication in Japanese: An introduction -- Subjectivity, intersubjectivity, and grammaticalization -- How does 'reason' become less and less reasonable? -- Quoted thought and speech using the mitai-na 'be like' noun-modifying construction -- Mo than expected -- An emotively motivated post-predicate constituent order in a 'strict predicate final' language -- Surprise and disapproval -- Overt anaphoric expressions, empathy, and the uchi-soto distinction -- Territory of information theory and emotive expressions in Japanese -- Embedded soliloquy and affective stances in Japanese -- Index -- The series Pragmatics &amp -- Beyond New Series.
• Sommario/riassunto: It has become well recognized that affective dimensions of language constitute an integral part of the linguistic system. Japanese provides a prime example of the significance of emotivity as it has grammaticalized a wide variety of expressions to communicate affective information. The collected articles demonstrate the rich diversity of emotive communication in Japanese and analyze various expressions with theoretical perspectives that are often independent from Western models. This volume reflects the influence of traditional ; Japanese scholars for whom examining affective-relational aspects of language has long been a central concern. The authors are also influenced by more recent scholars in Japanese pragmatics such as Susumu Kuno, Akio Kamio, and Senko K. Maynard. They also draw on anthropological notions such as the inside vs. outside dichotomy that have been used to describe Japanese society.