Linguistic Emotivity: Centrality of Place, the Topic-Comment Dynamic, and an Ideology of Pathos in Japanese Discourse - Rilegato

Maynard, Senko K.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1588112020 ISBN 13: 9781588112026

Casa editrice: John Benjamins Pub Co, 2002

Riassunto

Linguistic 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 a sign fundamental and views meanings as being negotiated among interactants who share not only information but, more significantly, feelings.
Using analytical tools recognized in conversation and discourse analyses, the book analyzes emotive topics (vocatives, emotive nominals, quotative topics, etc.) and emotive comments (da andja-nai, interrogatives, stylistic shifts, etc.) in contemporary Japanese discourse. It argues for the importance of emotivity in Japanese, in the context of the Japanese culture ofpathos. Linguistic Emotivity challenges the traditional view of language that privilegeslogos, form, information, and abstraction, and instead, it proposes a philosophical shift towardpathos, expression, emotion, and linguistic event/action.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1588112020
• ISBN 13: 9781588112026
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 476