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Publication details [#26620]

Maynard, Senko K. 1996. Presentation of one's view in Japanese newspaper columns. Commentary strategies and sequencing. Text 16 (3) : 391–421.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton

Annotation

This paper demonstrates that Japanese column writers tend to present their own opinion regarding the central message in multiple discourse levels toward the conclusion. This rhetorical style seems to be influenced by a preference for the topic-comment information structure and by a variety of critically functional grammatical issues.