The Sound-Symbolic System of Japanese (Japanese Linguistics) - Softcover

Hamano, Shoko

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9781575861449: The Sound-Symbolic System of Japanese (Japanese Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1575861445 ISBN 13: 9781575861449
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1998

Synopsis

This book is the first theoretical study of sound-symbolic expressions in Japanese commonly known as mimetic words. It identifies stringent linguistic constraints on these expressions and demonstrates that they form an intricate linguistic system rather than a collection of ad hoc expressions. It then carefully identifies the sound-symbolic meanings of sound units so as to make the elusive meaning of each sound-symbolic expression fully comprehensible. In addition, this book describes a number of interesting facts about the history of the Japanese language which mimetic words reveal.

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This book is the first theoretical study of sound-symbolic expressions in Japanese commonly known as mimetic words. It identifies stringent linguistic constraints on these expressions and demonstrates that they form an intricate linguistic system rather than a collection of ad hoc expressions.

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Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1575861445
ISBN 13 
9781575861449
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
264
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