LEADER 04923nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910824799703321 005 20240513072657.0 010 $a1-282-15540-7 010 $a9786612155406 010 $a90-272-9328-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000534948 035 $a(OCoLC)613382597 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10137868 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11122564 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036551 035 $a(PQKB)10573415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC622219 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL622219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10137868 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215540 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000534948 100 $a20060524d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAgency and impersonality $etheir linguistic and cultural manifestations /$fMutsumi Yamamoto 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins Pub. Co.$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (167 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in language companion series,$x0165-7763 ;$vv. 78 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a90-272-3088-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [137]-144) and index. 327 $aAgency 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. 330 $aIn this monograph the author probes the fundamental nature of the concept of agency and its importance to human language and cognition. Whereas previous studies focused on grammatical manifestations this original work addresses such issues as the strong relationship between agency and responsibility, a philosophical interpretation of the concept of agency and a variety of epistemic attitudes towards agency that strongly influence our view of the world. Different cultures and languages process and express agency differently. To illustrate the co-relation between the linguistic expressions of agency and cultural stereotypes that lurk behind individual natural languages, the author analyses Japanese and English parallel corpora. It is shown that English tends to highlight agency in expressing actions and events, whereas Japanese largely obfuscates agency through impersonalising potential agents. Through the case studies on these languages this book sheds light on the close connection between language, thought and culture and contributes to the resurging interest in linguistic relativity. 410 0$aStudies in language companion series ;$vv. 78. 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xAgent nouns 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xAnimacy 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSubjectless constructions 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xAgent nouns. 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xAnimacy. 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSubjectless constructions. 676 $a415 700 $aYamamoto$b Mutsumi$f1942-$0673584 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824799703321 996 $aAgency and impersonality$93947591 997 $aUNINA