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(★)(英文版 ことばと文化)(´JI-0430´ es mismo libro.／Translated by Akira Miura／ Previously published as ´Japanese and the Japanese´／ Observing the nuances of language, Takao Suzuki contends, is more complicated than simply cataloging speech patterns. Language includes a set of unconscious expectations that communicate much more.／ ´Words in Context´ is an exploration of the intimate relationship between language and lifestyle, psychology, and culture. Suzuki convincingly illustrates the dangers of isolating words from their cultural context, and focuses on the types of misperceptions that result from such widely held practices.／ Citing examples from Japanese and other languages, he demonstrates how words carry nuanced cultural baggage and must be considered in the broader context of culture, history, and social mores to fully appreciate their potency.／ ◆One of Japan´s foremost sociolinguists, Takao Suzuki is internationally recognized in his field. He is a Professor Emeritus of Keio University. An experienced lecturer in English, Suzuki has been a research fellow at McGill University´s Institute of Islamic Studies, and a visiting professor at Emmanuel and Downing colleges, Cambridge University, and Australian National University. A German translation of ´Words in Context´ was published in 1990.／ Akira Miura has lived in the United States since 1960 and is currently a professor of Japanese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Among his published works are ´English Loanwords in Japanese´ ; ´Japanese Words and Their Uses (vols. 1 & 2)´ ; and ´Twenty-Four Eyes´, a translation of Sakae Tsuboi´s novel ´Nijushi no hitomi´.／ ▼CONTENTS／ ●1.Language and Culture／ ●2.Things and Words／ ●3.Adjectives／ ●4.Meanings and Definitions／ ●5.Values Which Give Meaning to Facts／ ●6.Words for Self and Others) |
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