
Mapping Genres, Mapping Culture
Japanese texts in context
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 7. December 2017
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-90-272-5686-7 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of this book is to contribute to our understanding of genre and genre variation in the Japanese language in order to bring to consciousness the nature of Japanese culture and the presuppositions, norms and values found within Japanese society. This type of knowledge enables interventions and agency, as knowing how language works within a culture makes it possible to consciously accept it or to influence and shape it into the future. The various chapters seek to explore social contexts and the norms, values and practices of Japanese culture through the language choices in analysed texts in literature, education, the workplace and in print-based media. These genres collectively form part of the cultural fabric of Japan. The book represents a first step in documenting a selected set of Japanese genres from a social semiotic perspective. It will be of interest to students and scholars in a wide range of linguistic fields, such as Japanese descriptive linguistics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, systemic functional linguistics and applied linguistics. It should also appeal to teachers and learners of Japanese and to media commentators, students of literature, cultural studies and journalism.
Reviews / Votes
I recommend this book to learned scholars and students, especially in the field of Japanese linguistics and pragmatics. -- Vicky Ann Richings, Kobe Shoin Women's University, in JALT Journal Vo. 41, No. 1 (May 2019)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-5686-7 (9789027256867)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Charles Sturt University
NLU, Google Japan
Charles Sturt University