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Linguistic Creativity in Japanese Discourse
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2007; US$ 165.00Using theoretical concepts of self, perspective, and voice as an interpretive guide, and based on the Place of Negotiation theory, this volume explores the phenomenon of linguistic creativity in Japanese discourse, i.e., the use of language in specific ways for foregrounding personalized expressive meanings. Personalized expressive meanings include... more...
Linguistic Emotivity
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2002; US$ 195.00Linguistic Emotivity explores expressive and emotive meanings in Japanese from the perspective of the Place of Negotiation theory. The Place of Negotiation theory provides a framework for understanding how linguistic signs function in the place of communication (in cognitive, emotive, and interactional places). The theory finds the indexicality of... more...
Principles of Japanese Discourse
Cambridge University Press 1998; US$ 44.00A helpful self-study guide, and an excellent reference source for students and instructors of Japanese. more...
Discourse Modality
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1993; US$ 173.00The emotional aspects of language have so far not received the attention they deserve. This study focuses on nonpropositional, i.e. expressive and interactional meanings of Japanese signs, with special emphasis on understanding their cognitive, psychological and social meanings. It shows how the Japanese language is richly endowed to express personal... more...
Perspectives on Topicalization
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1987; US$ 188.00Within the field of Japanese linguistics, few areas have generated as much controversy as the morpheme wa ; traditionally described as a marker of old or contrasted information, its function as a discourse marker has also been studied. This work aims to deepen the understanding of wa through careful examination of the particle at both sentence and... more...
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