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Agency and impersonality [[electronic resource] ] : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto
| Agency and impersonality [[electronic resource] ] : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto |
| Autore | Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Studies in language companion series |
| Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Agent nouns
Grammar, Comparative and general - Animacy Grammar, Comparative and general - Subjectless constructions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-15540-7
9786612155406 90-272-9328-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454038703321 |
Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942->
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agency and impersonality [[electronic resource] ] : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto
| Agency and impersonality [[electronic resource] ] : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto |
| Autore | Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Studies in language companion series |
| Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Agent nouns
Grammar, Comparative and general - Animacy Grammar, Comparative and general - Subjectless constructions |
| ISBN |
1-282-15540-7
9786612155406 90-272-9328-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782001903321 |
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Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942->
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agency and impersonality : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto
| Agency and impersonality : their linguistic and cultural manifestations / / Mutsumi Yamamoto |
| Autore | Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Studies in language companion series |
| Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Agent nouns
Grammar, Comparative and general - Animacy Grammar, Comparative and general - Subjectless constructions |
| ISBN |
1-282-15540-7
9786612155406 90-272-9328-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824799703321 |
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Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942->
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animacy and reference : a cognitive approach to corpus linguistics / / Mutsumi Yamamoto
| Animacy and reference : a cognitive approach to corpus linguistics / / Mutsumi Yamamoto |
| Autore | Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Studies in language companion series |
| Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Animacy
Reference (Linguistics) English language - Animacy Japanese language - Animacy English language - Grammar, Comparative - Japanese Japanese language - Grammar, Comparative - English |
| ISBN |
1-282-16299-3
9786612162992 90-272-9876-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Ch. 1. What is 'Animacy'? -- Ch. 2. What Does Animacy Do to Human Language? -- Ch. 3. Hierarchy of Persons and Animacy in English and Japanese -- Ch. 4. Degree of Individuation and Encoding of Animacy -- Ch. 5. Agency and Animacy -- Ch. 6. A Neverending Story of Animacy -- Appendix. Lists of Human/Animate Noun Phrases in Corpus. Case Study 1. Yukio Mishima, Hyaku-man Yen Senbei ('One Million Yen Rice Cracker' or 'Three Million Yen'). Case Study 2. Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express. Case Study 3. Asahi Shinbun and Asahi Evening News. Case Study 4. Newsweek. Case Study 5. The Transactions of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers and Systems and Computers in Japan. Case Study 6. Scientific American. Case Study 7. 'Tetsuko no Heya'. Case Study 8. Viewpoints. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808513403321 |
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Yamamoto Mutsumi <1942->
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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