The Social Life of the Japanese Language

Cultural Discourse and Situated Practice

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Foreign Languages
Cover of the book The Social Life of the Japanese Language by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith ISBN: 9781316718810
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: August 4, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
ISBN: 9781316718810
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: August 4, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Why are different varieties of the Japanese language used differently in social interaction, and how are they perceived? How do honorifics operate to express diverse affective stances, such as politeness? Why have issues of gendered speech been so central in public discourse, and how are they reflected and refracted in language use as social practice? This book examines Japanese sociolinguistic phenomena from a fascinating new perspective, focusing on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan. This socio-historically sensitive account stresses the different choices which have shaped Japanese and Western sociolinguistics and how varieties of Japanese, honorifics and politeness, and gendered language have emerged in response to the socio-political landscape in which a modernizing Japan found itself.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Why are different varieties of the Japanese language used differently in social interaction, and how are they perceived? How do honorifics operate to express diverse affective stances, such as politeness? Why have issues of gendered speech been so central in public discourse, and how are they reflected and refracted in language use as social practice? This book examines Japanese sociolinguistic phenomena from a fascinating new perspective, focusing on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan. This socio-historically sensitive account stresses the different choices which have shaped Japanese and Western sociolinguistics and how varieties of Japanese, honorifics and politeness, and gendered language have emerged in response to the socio-political landscape in which a modernizing Japan found itself.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Digital Image Processing for Medical Applications by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Native Speakers and Native Users by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems: Volume 1 by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Settling the Earth by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Interpreting J.L. Austin by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Sounds Interesting by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Contract Law by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book National Intelligence Systems by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Empires and Bureaucracy in World History by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Bluestockings Displayed by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Creative Lives in Classical Antiquity by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book How Writing Works by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book The European Private International Law of Employment by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Introduction to Software Testing by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
Cover of the book Saul Kripke by Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy