East Asian Pragmatics: Commonalities and Variations by Xinren Chen (English) Har

Description: East Asian Pragmatics by Xinren Chen, Doreen Dongying Wu This volume seeks to present a comprehensive survey of existing outputs of pragmatics research in three major East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese and Korean). The survey concentrates on a number of core pragmatic topics such as speech acts, deixis, discourse markers, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and face/(im)politeness. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Most of the innovative and exciting work done by East Asian pragmaticians on their languages, past and present alike, is written and published in local languages. As a result, research published in and about a particular East Asian language has been largely unavailable to those who do not speak the language.The contributors seek to present a comprehensive survey of existing outputs of pragmatics research on three major East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese and Korean). The survey concentrates on a number of core pragmatic topics such as speech acts, deixis, discourse markers, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and face/(im)politeness. To complement and compare with the picture of research work published in the local languages, the volume also includes a survey of internationally published, English-mediated articles and books studying the regional languages or contrasting them with other languages. A rivetting discourse on pragmatics research, it will be a valuable read for students and scholars alike. Author Biography Xinren Chen is a Professor of English and the Director of The Institute of Foreign Linguistics at Nanjing University. He is also Editor of East Asian Pragmatics and Studies in Linguistics and Literature journals. Doreen Dongying Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Table of Contents 1. Introduction Part 1 Indigenous Pragmatic Research on East Asian Languages 2. Indigenous Pragmatic Research on Chinese 3. Indigenous Pragmatic Research on Japanese 4. Indigenous Pragmatic Research on Korean Part 2 International Pragmatic Research on East Asian Languages 5. International Pragmatic Research on Chinese 6. International Pragmatic Research on Japanese 7. International Pragmatic Research on Korean Part 3 Contrastive Pragmatics Involving East Asian Languages 8. Contrastive Pragmatics within East Asian Languages 9. Contrastive Pragmatics beyond East Asian Languages 10. Conclusion Review "This edited volume, by Xinren Chen and Doreen Wu, represents a unique, original and comprehensive contribution to the state-of-the-art in pragmatic research in East Asia, an exciting field that has seen unprecedented growth in recent years. It brings together experts in pragmatics in East Asia , revealing exciting Commonalities and Variations in East Asian pragmatic research agendas, disciplines, methods and findings."---Winnie Cheng, former Professor, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University"The systematicity with which Xinren Chen and Doreen Wu have collected this multi-authored overview of pragmatic research in and on the three major East Asian languages, turns it into an essential resource for anyone eager to learn about or to participate in it. The book may constitute, furthermore, a unique testimony of a meeting ground of western and eastern academic traditions; thus it is not only about pragmatics, it is intercultural pragmatics in practice."---Jef Verschueren, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Secretary General, International Pragmatics Association Long Description Most of the innovative and exciting work done by East Asian pragmaticians on their languages, past and present alike, is written and published in local languages. As a result, research published in and about a particular East Asian language has been largely unavailable to those who do not speak the language. The contributors seek to present a comprehensive survey of existing outputs of pragmatics research on three major East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese and Korean). The survey concentrates on a number of core pragmatic topics such as speech acts, deixis, discourse markers, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and face/(im)politeness. To complement and compare with the picture of research work published in the local languages, the volume also includes a survey of internationally published, English-mediated articles and books studying the regional languages or contrasting them with other languages. A rivetting discourse on pragmatics research, it will be a valuable read for students and scholars alike. Review Quote This edited volume, by Xinren Chen and Doreen Wu, represents a unique, original and comprehensive contribution to the state-of-the-art in pragmatic research in East Asia, an exciting field that has seen unprecedented growth in recent years. It brings together experts in pragmatics in East Asia, revealing exciting Commonalities and Variations in East Asian pragmatic research agendas, disciplines, methods and findings."---Winnie Cheng, former Professor, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The systematicity with which Xinren Chen and Doreen Wu have collected this multi-authored overview of pragmatic research in and on the three major East Asian languages, turns it into an essential resource for anyone eager to learn about or to participate in it. The book may constitute, furthermore, a unique testimony of a meeting ground of western and eastern academic traditions; thus it is not only about pragmatics, it is intercultural pragmatics in practice.---Jef Verschueren, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Secretary General, International Pragmatics Association Details ISBN0367512858 Short Title East Asian Pragmatics Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0367512858 ISBN-13 9780367512859 Format Hardcover Subtitle Commonalities and Variations Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-08-26 NZ Release Date 2022-08-26 Pages 268 Publication Date 2022-08-26 UK Release Date 2022-08-26 Author Doreen Dongying Wu Illustrations 4 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Series Routledge Research in Pragmatics Edited by Doreen Dongying Wu DEWEY 401.45 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Alternative 9780367512866 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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