Expressing Silence: Where Language and Culture Meet in Japanese

By Natsuko Tsujimura

Book Overview

This book demonstrates how silence is conceptualized and represented in Japanese language and culture. A cluster of sounds in nature and onomatopoeic vocabulary enable verbal portrayals of silence consistent with a cultural pattern of practices that value sensate and affective reactions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498569269
• ISBN13: 9781498569262
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"