Dictionary of Iconic Expressions in Japanese : Vol I: A - J. Vol II: K - Z / Hisao Kakehi, Ikuhiro Tamori, Lawrence Schourup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kakehi, Hisao, author.

Schourup, Lawrence, author.

Tamori, Ikuhiro, author.

Contributor:

Emerson, Leslie J.

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Documentation ; 12.

Trends in Linguistics. Documentation [TiLDOC] ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Dictionaries--English.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Mimetic words--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1468 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The lexicon of Japanese contains a large number of conventional mimetic words which vividly depict sounds, manners of action, states of mind etc. These words are notable for their distinctive syntactic properties, for the strikingly patterned way in which they exploit sound-symbolic correspondences, and for the copiousness of their use in conversation as well as in many written registers of Japanese. This dictionary is a comprehensive resource for linguists, language teachers, translators, and others who require detailed information about this important sector of the Japanese vocabulary. Examples created by the editors are accompanied by thousands of contextualized, referenced examples from published sources to illustrate the alternative meanings of each mimetic form. All examples appear in Japanese orthography, in romanization, and in English translation. Concise information is provided concerning the varieties of syntactic usage appropriate for each mimetic. An extensive English index facilitates comparison of English and Japanese vocabulary.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

A

Β

C

D

Ε

F

G

Η

I

J

K

Μ

Ν

Ο

Ρ

R

S

Τ

U

W

Y

Ζ

List of abbreviations

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiv-xxviii) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9783110809046

3110809044

OCLC:

1013942994