Buch, Englisch, Band VII:1, 153 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 310 g
Reihe: Pragmatics & Beyond
Buch, Englisch, Band VII:1, 153 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 310 g
Reihe: Pragmatics & Beyond
ISBN: 978-90-272-2551-1
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Explorations in Japanese Sociolinguistics provides a treasure of information on the Japanese language and the social and cultural system it has developed and is embedded in. To the non-specialist, it opens an unknown world. To the specialist it offers theoretical and methodological perspectives aimed at avoiding the interference of myth and musing with accurate characterizations. A general introduction on Japanese sociolinguistics is followed by two case studies, one on the ethnography of ritual and address at a Japanese wedding reception, and one on the pragmatics of Japanese donatory verbs. The final chapter discusses cross-cultural contrasts and the danger of semiotic schism in Japanese-Western interaction.
