Expressing Silence: Where Language And Culture Meet In Japanese

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.

• | Author: Natsuko Tsujimura
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 172 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1498569269
• | ISBN-13: 9781498569262