Information structure in spoken Japanese
Author | : Natsuko Nakagawa |
Publisher | : Language Science Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2020-12-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783961101382 |
ISBN-13 | : 3961101388 |
Rating | : 4/5 (388 Downloads) |
Download or read book Information structure in spoken Japanese written by Natsuko Nakagawa and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores information structure (IS) within the framework of corpus linguistics and functional linguistics. As a case study, it investigates IS phenomena in spoken Japanese: particles including so-called topic particles, case particles, and zero particles; word order; and intonation. The study discusses how these phenomena are related to cognitive and communicative mechanisms of humans.