Author: Shigeko Okamoto
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072263
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.
The Social Life of the Japanese Language
Author: Shigeko Okamoto
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072263
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072263
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.
The Social Life of the Japanese Language
Author: Shigeko Okamoto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781107420786
Category : Japanese language
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781107420786
Category : Japanese language
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
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.
The Social Life of the Japanese Language
Author: Shigeko Okamoto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781316725412
Category : Japanese language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781316725412
Category : Japanese language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Social Life of Kimono
Author: Sheila Cliffe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472585550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view of its wearers and producers, many of whom – both men and women – see the garment as a vehicle for self-expression. Taking a material culture approach, The Social Life of Kimono is the first study to combine the history of the kimono as a fashionable garment with an in-depth exploration of its multifaceted role today on both the street and the catwalk. Through case studies covering historical advertising campaigns, fashion magazines, interviews with contemporary kimono designers, large scale and small craft producers, and consumers who choose to wear them, The Social Life of Kimono gives a unique insight into making and meaning of this complex garment.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472585550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view of its wearers and producers, many of whom – both men and women – see the garment as a vehicle for self-expression. Taking a material culture approach, The Social Life of Kimono is the first study to combine the history of the kimono as a fashionable garment with an in-depth exploration of its multifaceted role today on both the street and the catwalk. Through case studies covering historical advertising campaigns, fashion magazines, interviews with contemporary kimono designers, large scale and small craft producers, and consumers who choose to wear them, The Social Life of Kimono gives a unique insight into making and meaning of this complex garment.
Language Life in Japan
Author: Patrick Heinrich
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136935940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Analyses how linguistic diversity in Japan, and indeed recognition of this phenomenon, presents a wide range of sociolinguistic challenges and opportunities in fundamental institutions such as schools, in cultural patterns and in social behaviours and attitudes.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136935940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Analyses how linguistic diversity in Japan, and indeed recognition of this phenomenon, presents a wide range of sociolinguistic challenges and opportunities in fundamental institutions such as schools, in cultural patterns and in social behaviours and attitudes.
Exploring the Social Life of Japanese “Manchurian Immigrants”
Author: Yanchun Shi
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811520852
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The book studies the “Manchurian immigrants” from many important aspects suchas agricultural operation, education, religion, and women’s issues. It contains thefollowing features: first, readers can get deeper understanding on the “Manchurianimmigrants” policies by investigating the agriculture-based social life of the“Manchurian immigrants” in Northeast China; second, studying the life conditions ofthe “Manchurian immigrants” can make up for the lack of researches in related fieldto some extent; third, readers are given chances by this book to learn Japanese societyand Japanese people from another facet.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811520852
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The book studies the “Manchurian immigrants” from many important aspects suchas agricultural operation, education, religion, and women’s issues. It contains thefollowing features: first, readers can get deeper understanding on the “Manchurianimmigrants” policies by investigating the agriculture-based social life of the“Manchurian immigrants” in Northeast China; second, studying the life conditions ofthe “Manchurian immigrants” can make up for the lack of researches in related fieldto some extent; third, readers are given chances by this book to learn Japanese societyand Japanese people from another facet.
Japanese Communication
Author: Senko K. Maynard
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824818784
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In an accessible and original study of the Japanese language in relation to Japanese society and culture, Senko Maynard characterizes the ways of communicating in Japanese and explores Japanese language-associated modes of thinking and feeling. Japanese Communication: Language and Thought in Context opens with a comparison of basic American and Japanese values via cultural icons--the cowboy and the samurai--before leading the reader to the key concept in her study: rationality. Writing for those who have a basic knowledge of Japanese language and culture, Maynard examines topics such as masculine and feminine speech, swearing, expressions of ridicule and conflict, adverbs of emotional attitude and the eloquence of silence. Maynard provides a refreshing and entertaining perspective for interpreting contemporary Japan, sometimes in contrast to the United States.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824818784
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In an accessible and original study of the Japanese language in relation to Japanese society and culture, Senko Maynard characterizes the ways of communicating in Japanese and explores Japanese language-associated modes of thinking and feeling. Japanese Communication: Language and Thought in Context opens with a comparison of basic American and Japanese values via cultural icons--the cowboy and the samurai--before leading the reader to the key concept in her study: rationality. Writing for those who have a basic knowledge of Japanese language and culture, Maynard examines topics such as masculine and feminine speech, swearing, expressions of ridicule and conflict, adverbs of emotional attitude and the eloquence of silence. Maynard provides a refreshing and entertaining perspective for interpreting contemporary Japan, sometimes in contrast to the United States.
Bonds of Civility
Author: Eiko Ikegami
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521601153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This book combines sociological insights in organizations with cultural history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521601153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This book combines sociological insights in organizations with cultural history.
Words in context : a Japanese perspective on language and culture
Author: Takao Suzuki
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770027801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770027801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Language and Society in Japan
Author: Nanette Gottlieb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521532846
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Language and Society in Japan deals with issues important to an understanding of language in Japan today, among them multilingualism, language and nationalism, and literacy and reading habits. It is organised around the theme of language and identity, in particular how language is used to construct national, international and personal identities. Contrary to popular stereotypes, Japanese is far from the only language used in Japan, and does not function in a vacuum, but comes with its own particular cultural implications. Language has played an important role in Japan's cultural and foreign policies, and language issues are intimately connected both with technological advance and with minority group experiences. Nanette Gottlieb is a leading authority in this field. Her book builds on and develops her previous work, and promises to be essential reading for students, scholars, and all those wishing to understand the role played by language in Japanese society.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521532846
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Language and Society in Japan deals with issues important to an understanding of language in Japan today, among them multilingualism, language and nationalism, and literacy and reading habits. It is organised around the theme of language and identity, in particular how language is used to construct national, international and personal identities. Contrary to popular stereotypes, Japanese is far from the only language used in Japan, and does not function in a vacuum, but comes with its own particular cultural implications. Language has played an important role in Japan's cultural and foreign policies, and language issues are intimately connected both with technological advance and with minority group experiences. Nanette Gottlieb is a leading authority in this field. Her book builds on and develops her previous work, and promises to be essential reading for students, scholars, and all those wishing to understand the role played by language in Japanese society.