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Title Emotive communication in Japanese / edited by Satoko Suzuki.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 234 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser., v. 151
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 151.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Japanese language -- Discourse analysis.
Japanese language -- Discourse analysis.
Emotive (Linguistics)
Emotive (Linguistics)
Language and emotions -- Japan.
Language and emotions.
Japan.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Suzuki, Satoko.
Other Form: Print version: Emotive communication in Japanese. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, ©2006 (DLC) 2006049900
ISBN 9789027292865 (electronic book)
9027292868 (electronic book)
9027253943
9789027253941