Information structure in spoken Japanese

By Natsuko Nakagawa

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3961101396
• ISBN13: 9783961101399
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Language Science Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"