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Loveday, Leo. 1986. Explorations in Japanese sociolinguistics. John Benjamins. xi + 153 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Language as a subject

Annotation

This monograph emphasizes that the linguistic study of Japanese requires an analysis of the social dimension of the language. It is divided into four chapters, which respecively deal with: Japanese sociolinguistics with special reference to the Western research; the ethnography of ritual and address at a wedding reception; speaking of giving: the pragmatics of Japanese donatory verbs; and cross-cultural contrast.

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