Japanese Discourse Markers
Japanese Discourse Markers

Author: Noriko Onodera

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9789027253750

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This book is one of the pioneering historical pragmatic studies of Japanese. It closely illustrates the usage and contributions of some Japanese discourse markers, and reveals their developmental history. The section on Synchronic Analysis explores the previously uninvestigated functions of some discourse markers used in Present Day Japanese. Moment by moment in on-going conversations, where culturally rigidly-defined interactional norms are highly valued, a specific marker is chosen and used by the speakers as their strategy, based on their quite subjective judgment. The section on Diachronic Analysis then demonstrates chronologically how the meanings and forms of the same markers have come into being. Results include some noticeable changes related to the strengthened intersubjectivity. This multi-dimensional study also discusses the relevance of findings to typological characteristics and productivity. Consideration is further given to why certain expressions (rather than others) become discourse markers and independent forms in Japanese.

Involvement and Attitude in Japanese Discourse
Involvement and Attitude in Japanese Discourse

Author: Naomi Ogi

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9789027256775

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5.5 The difference between ne and na -- 5.5.1 Special property of na: Camaraderie -- 5.5.2 Plain form da/ru and na -- 5.5.3 Polite form desu/masu and na -- 5.5.4 Gender and na -- 5.6 Summary -- 6. Monopolistic markers yo and sa -- 6.1 Yo -- 6.1.1 Previous studies on yo -- 6.1.2 The function of yo: Ensuring the hearer's understanding -- 6.1.3 The expressive effects of yo and its use in social contexts -- 6.2 Sa -- 6.2.1 Relevant facts -- 6.2.2 Previous studies on sa -- 6.2.3 The function of sa: Presenting the utterance as a matter of course for the speaker -- 6.2.4 The expressive effects of sa and its use in social contexts -- 6.3 Summary -- 7. Monopolistic markers wa, zo and ze -- 7.1 Modal expression daroo/deshoo 'suppose' -- 7.2 Wa -- 7.2.1 Relevant facts -- 7.2.2 Previous studies on wa -- 7.2.3 The function of wa: Delivering the utterance in a firm manner -- 7.2.4 The expressive effects of wa and its use in social contexts -- 7.3 Zo -- 7.3.1 Relevant facts -- 7.3.2 Previous studies on zo -- 7.3.3 The function of zo: Urging the hearer's understanding of an implied message -- 7.3.4 The expressive effects of zo and its use in social context -- 7.4 Ze -- 7.4.1 Relevant facts -- 7.4.2 Previous studies on ze -- 7.4.3 The function of ze: Enhancing the hearer's understanding of the speaker's belief in sharing -- 7.4.4 The expressive effects of ze and its use in social contexts -- 7.5 Summary -- 8. Conclusion -- 8.1 Function of each marker -- 8.2 Implications -- 8.2.1 Involvement in spoken discourse -- 8.2.2 Interface between language and culture -- 8.2.3 Sociocultural understanding in the second/foreign language education -- 8.2.4 Japanese and the expressions of formality and gender -- 8.3 Concluding remarks -- References -- Data sources -- Author index -- Subject index

The Rise of Discourse Markers
The Rise of Discourse Markers

Author: Bernd Heine

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-06-24

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1108995888

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Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication, and research on this phenomenon has been a thriving field of study over the past three decades. However, a problem that has plagued this research is that these markers exhibit a number of structural characteristics that are hard to interpret based on existing methodologies, such as grammaticalization. This study argues that it is possible to explain such characteristics in a meaningful way. It presents a cross-linguistic survey of the development of discourse markers, their important role in communication, and their relation to the wider context of sociocultural behaviour, with the goal of explaining their similarities and differences across a typologically wide range of languages. By giving a clear definition of discourse markers, it aims to provide a guide for future research, making it essential reading for students and researchers in linguistics, and anyone interested in exploring this fascinating linguistic phenomenon.

The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics
The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics

Author: Yoko Hasegawa

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 1146

ISBN-13: 1316946525

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The linguistic study of Japanese, with its rich syntactic and phonological structure, complex writing system, and diverse sociohistorical context, is a rapidly growing research area. This book, designed to serve as a concise reference for researchers interested in the Japanese language and in typological studies of language in general, explores diverse characteristics of Japanese that are particularly intriguing when compared with English and other European languages. It pays equal attention to the theoretical aspects and empirical phenomena from theory-neutral perspectives, and presents necessary theoretical terms in clear and easy language. It consists of five thematic parts including sound system and lexicon, grammatical foundation and constructions, and pragmatics/sociolinguistics topics, with chapters that survey critical discussions arising in Japanese linguistics. The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics will be welcomed by general linguists, and students and scholars working in linguistic typology, Japanese language, Japanese linguistics and Asian Studies.

Discourse Markers
Discourse Markers

Author: Andreas H. Jucker

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1998-07-15

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9027285527

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Studies of Discourse Markers so far have concentrated on either the descriptive or the theoretical parameter. This book brings together thirteen papers concerning aspects of lexical instantiations of Discourse Marking devices, ranging from functional descriptions along cognitive, attitudinal, interactive and structure signalling lines to theoretical issues arising from various properties discourse markers display cross-linguistically. Data from English, Finnish, Hebrew, Korean, and Japanese are examined. Also addressed are questions concerning overall accounts, potential sub-classifications, possible form-function correlations and the appropriateness of such frameworks as Relevance Theory for their description. Interestingly, features evident in the distribution and use of lexical discourse markers are shown to affect the assessment of such theoretical constructs as the distinction between conceptual and procedural meaning. A more sophisticated picture emerges than a simple dichotomy between the two. Studies of the grammar of Discourse Markers hence would have to take the observations and suggestions raised in this collection of papers into account.

The Japanese Sentence-Final Particles in Talk-in-Interaction
The Japanese Sentence-Final Particles in Talk-in-Interaction

Author: Hideki Saigo

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The Japanese sentence-final particles, ne, yo and yone have proved notoriously difficult to explain and are especially challenging for second language users. This book investigates the role of the particles in talk-in-interaction with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding that accounts for their pragmatic properties and sequential functions and that provides a sound basis for second language pedagogy. This study starts by setting up an original particle function hypothesis based on the figure/ground gestalt, and then tests its validity empirically with unmarked, marked and native/non-native talk-in-interaction data. The analysis illustrates not only expectable but also unexpected or strategic use of particles, as well as the problems posed for native speakers by non-native speakers whose use of particles is idiosyncratic. The study demonstrates that the proposed hypothesis is capable of accounting for all the uses of particles in the extensive and varied data set examined. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in pragmatics and CA and to teachers of Japanese as a foreign language.

Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics
Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics

Author: Wesley M. Jacobsen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 1223

ISBN-13: 1501501054

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The volume on Semantics and Pragmatics presents a collection of studies on linguistic meaning in Japanese, either as conventionally encoded in linguistic form (the field of semantics) or as generated by the interaction of form with context (the field of pragmatics), representing a range of ideas and approaches that are currently most influentialin these fields. The studies are organized around a model that has long currency in traditional Japanese grammar, whereby the linguistic clause consists of a multiply nested structure centered in a propositional core of objective meaning around which forms are deployed that express progressively more subjective meaning as one moves away from the core toward the periphery of the clause. The volume seeks to achieve a balance in highlighting both insights that semantic and pragmatic theory has to offer to the study of Japanese as a particular language and, conversely, contributions that Japanese has to make to semantic and pragmatic theory in areas of meaning that are either uniquely encoded, or encoded to a higher degree of specificity, in Japanese by comparison to other languages, such as conditional forms, forms expressing varying types of speaker modality, and social deixis.

An Introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language
An Introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language

Author: Michiel Kamermans

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9789081507110

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Starting at the very basics and working its way up to important language constructions, "An introduction to Japanese" offers beginning students, as well as those doing self-study, a comprehensive grammar for the Japanese language. Oriented towards the serious learner, there are no shortcuts in this book: no romanised Japanese for ease of reading beyond the introduction, no pretending that Japanese grammar maps perfectly to English grammar, and no simplified terminology. In return, this book explains Japanese the way one may find it taught at universities, covering everything from basic to intermediary Japanese, and even touching on some of the more advanced constructions.

Negotiating Agreement and Disagreement in Japanese
Negotiating Agreement and Disagreement in Japanese

Author: Junko Mori

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1999-10-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9027275513

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On the basis of the meticulous transcription/observation process of ‘Conversation Analysis’, this book observes recurrent patterns in sequences where Japanese speakers negotiate agreement and disagreement. It contributes to the growing body of research on ‘interaction and grammar’ by examining how linguistic recourses are utilized for constructing turns and anticipating the upcoming course of interaction. More specifically, it focuses on the recurrent use of two structurally different types of connective expressions: clause-initial connectives and clause-final connective particles. The study examines the occurrences of these causal and contrastive markers with reference to their sequential environment and the resulting interaction. While the introductory chapters situate this approach in the current literature, the main analytical chapters investigate the ways in which ‘delivery of agreement’, ‘delivery of disagreement’, and ‘pursuit for agreement’ are performed with the use of the different types of connective expressions. As one of the earliest conversation analytic studies of Japanese, this book also addresses methodological issues concerning cross-linguistic, cross-cultural studies of human interaction.