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Perspectives on Topicalization
The case of Japanese wa
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Edited by:
John Hinds
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English
Published/Copyright:
1987
About this book
Within the field of Japanese linguistics, few areas have generated as much controversy as the morpheme wa; traditionally described as a marker of old or contrasted information, its function as a discourse marker has also been studied. This work aims to deepen the understanding of wa through careful examination of the particle at both sentence and discourse levels in old Japanese as well as present-day Japanese. Previous studies have concentrated on syntactic analyses of wa. The contributors to this volume challenge the old approach and uncover new properties of wa. The four topics discussed are: wa in Narrative and Expository Discourse; wa and other Syntactic Phenomena; Historical Perspectives on wa and Pragmatic Perspectives on wa.
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The Journal of Asian Studies, Noriko Nagai, Duke University:
This volume will appeal to a wide range of linguists, not simply those who study Japanese. It succeeds in raising new questions about the functions of wa, and will stimulate new research.
This volume will appeal to a wide range of linguists, not simply those who study Japanese. It succeeds in raising new questions about the functions of wa, and will stimulate new research.
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Part I: Wa in narrative and expository discourse
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Patricia M. Clancy and Pamela A. Downing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Senko K. Maynard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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A study of Japanese spoken expository discourse Shoichi Iwasaki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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S.-Y. Kuroda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Part II: Wa and other syntactic phenomena
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Naomi Hanaoka McGloin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Shigeru Miyagawa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Part III: Historical perspectives on wa
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Noriko Fujii Ueno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Charles M. De Wolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Part IV: Pragmatic perspectives on wa
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Seiichi Makino Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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