Emancipatory pragmatics innovating approaches to pragmatics incorporating the concept of "ba" edited by Yoko Fujii, William F. Hanks, Sachiko Ide, Scott Saft, Kishiko Ueno

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fujii, Yōko, 1954- editor.

Hanks, William F., editor.

Ide, Sachiko, 1939-

Saft, Scott, editor.

Ueno, Kishiko, editor.

Series:

Culture and language use ; v. 24.

Culture and language use (CLU) : studies in anthropological linguistics volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Japanese language.

Korean language.

Chinese language.

pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2025]

Summary:

"Emancipatory Pragmatics represents a unique contribution to the field of pragmatics. Most research in the field has focused on English and other Western languages, but the study of Japanese and other non-Western languages, as is done in this volume, has led to a broader understanding of language use. Here, thirteen articles each break new ground by discussing the application of ba theory to pragmatics research. Ba and basho, which are Japanese terms often translated as “field” or “context”, are central to expanding the theory of pragmatics to explain features not only of non-Western languages, but of all languages. By presenting an introduction to the perspective of Emancipatory Pragmatics, and discussing ba theory in detail, it becomes obvious that this is an innovative approach to questions relevant for the study of all languages. Thus, it is useful both for students new to the field, as well as for seasoned researchers"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Ba pragmatics : A paradigm complementary to the Western theory of politeness / Sachiko Ide

Japanese as a ba-oriented and predicate-centered language : Non-western perspectives for the representation of the world / Yoko Fujii

The process of speech emergence in dialogue : Perspectives from Eastern philosophy / Kiyoshi Kawahara

The neutral -ta style in Korean : (Inter)subjectivity and ba theory / Myung-Hee Kim

Differential manifestations of the impact of ba on grammar : Case studies from Japanese and Korean / Kaoru Horie, Kangwon Lee & Jaehyun Lee

The emergence of affect through resonance and “thin laughter” : An interpretation from the ba perspective / Risako Ide

The fun of repeating : Using ba theory to explore how Japanese speakers jointly engage in conversational playfulness / Saeko Machi

Who is telling the story? A ba based analysis of a Japanese children’s picture book / Keiko Naruoka

Deixis and self-reference : A comparison between Indo-European and East Asian languages, in EP’s framework / Federica De Milano

Articulation of self in Japanese and English : An interpretation based on the concept of basho / Kishiko Ueno

Empathy and vocatives in Chinese : From the perspective of ba pragmatics / Yansheng Mao & Yue Zhao

Emancipatory pragmatics and the application of the concept of ba to an indigenous language and culture : The case of Hawaiian / Scott Saft

Situating self and others in task-based interaction : A cross-linguistic study through ba theory / Yoko Fujii, Myung-Hee Kim, Natthaporn Panpothong, Siriporn Phakdeephasook, Yusuke Mochizuki & Yoko Kurogo

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (John Benjamins e-Platform, viewed January 11, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Emancipatory pragmatics

ISBN:

9789027244321

9027244324

OCLC:

1559922012

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license