Tomokazu Nagai
List of John Benjamins publications for which Tomokazu Nagai plays a role.
Article
2011 Inner and outer body parts: The case of hara ‘belly’ and koshi ‘lower back’ in Japanese Embodiment via Body Parts: Studies from various languages and cultures, Maalej, Zouheir and Ning Yu (eds.), pp. 149–170 | Article
The aim of this chapter is to consider the relationship between the outer and inner body as sources of motivation for metonymy and metaphor. We base our discussion on examples of Japanese expressions that use outer and inner areas of the body centered around the abdominal region: hara ‘belly’ and… read more