04923nam 2200625Ia 450 991082479970332120240513072657.01-282-15540-7978661215540690-272-9328-7(CKB)1000000000534948(OCoLC)613382597(CaPaEBR)ebrary10137868(SSID)ssj0000100272(PQKBManifestationID)11122564(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100272(PQKBWorkID)10036551(PQKB)10573415(MiAaPQ)EBC622219(Au-PeEL)EBL622219(CaPaEBR)ebr10137868(CaONFJC)MIL215540(EXLCZ)99100000000053494820060524d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAgency and impersonality their linguistic and cultural manifestations /Mutsumi Yamamoto1st ed.Amsterdam ;Philadelphia J. Benjamins Pub. Co.c20061 online resource (167 p.) Studies in language companion series,0165-7763 ;v. 78Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph90-272-3088-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-144) and index.Agency and Impersonality -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- dedication page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1.1. The importance of agency -- 1.2. The structure of this book -- What is agency? -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. 'Intentionality' and some satellite concepts: Philosophical discussions -- 2.3. Cognitive salience and 'mind-style' -- 2.4. Political or ideological implications: Agency and responsibility -- 2.5. Agency and 'animacy' -- 2.5.1. 'Animacy' in general -- 2.5.2. The interacting parameters -- Linguistic treatment of agency and its manifestations in Japanese and English -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Agency in linguistic analysis -- 3.2.1. Inanimate agents and `verbal' aspect of agency -- 3.2.2. Grammatical machinery -- 3.3. Manifestations of agency and impersonality in Japanese and English -- 3.3.1. Expression vs. suppression of agency: A hypothetical view -- 3.3.2. Analysis of agency in Japanese/English corpus -- Agency, impersonality and world-view -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Loss of agency or expression of 'impersonality' -- 4.2.1. Complete effacement of agents -- 4.2.2. Non-complete effacement/obfuscation -- 4.3. Linguistic relativity revisited -- 4.4. Agency, impersonality, mind-styles and cultural norms -- 4.4.1. Treatment of human entities -- 4.4.2. Collectivism vs. individualism -- Some enigmas concerning agency, impersonality and `reality' -- 5.1. Contribution to linguistics and philosophy -- 5.2. Shake not thy roofs: A rhetorical enigma -- 5.3. Treatment of 'impersonal' constructions -- 5.4. A neverending story -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- References -- Index -- The Studies in Language Companion Series.In this monograph the author probes the fundamental nature of the concept of agency and its importance to human language and cognition. Whereas previous studies focused on grammatical manifestations this original work addresses such issues as the strong relationship between agency and responsibility, a philosophical interpretation of the concept of agency and a variety of epistemic attitudes towards agency that strongly influence our view of the world. Different cultures and languages process and express agency differently. To illustrate the co-relation between the linguistic expressions of agency and cultural stereotypes that lurk behind individual natural languages, the author analyses Japanese and English parallel corpora. It is shown that English tends to highlight agency in expressing actions and events, whereas Japanese largely obfuscates agency through impersonalising potential agents. Through the case studies on these languages this book sheds light on the close connection between language, thought and culture and contributes to the resurging interest in linguistic relativity.Studies in language companion series ;v. 78.Grammar, Comparative and generalAgent nounsGrammar, Comparative and generalAnimacyGrammar, Comparative and generalSubjectless constructionsGrammar, Comparative and generalAgent nouns.Grammar, Comparative and generalAnimacy.Grammar, Comparative and generalSubjectless constructions.415Yamamoto Mutsumi1942-673584MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824799703321Agency and impersonality3947591UNINA