Discourse Modality
Subjectivity, Emotion and Voice in the Japanese Language
Published on 21. April 1993
Book
Hardback
315 pages
978-1-55619-292-0 (ISBN)
Description
The 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 voice and emotive nuances, and confronts the theoretical issues related to this. The author proposes a new theoretical framework for Discourse Modality, a primary concern for Japanese speakers, to analyze the 'expressiveness' of language.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55619-292-0 (9781556192920)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
1. 1. Introduction; 2. 2. From Modality to Discourse Modality; 3. 3. Discourse Connectives Dakara and Datte; 4. 4. Modal Adverbs Yahari/Yapari and Doose; 5. 5. Style as Discourse Modality: Da and Desu/Masu; 6. 6. Interactional Particles Yo and Ne; 7. 7. To Yuu in the Clause-Noun Combination; 8. 8. Discourse Modality in Perspective; 9. Appendix; 10. References; 11. Indices