On rhetorical ricochet: expressivity of nominalization and da in Japanese discourse  

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Maynard, Senko Kumiya

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Discourse Studies (Full Text) vol. 1 no. 1 (Feb. 1999), page 57-81.
Topik: dapredicate; expressive function; Japanese discourse analysis; nominalization; rhetoric; topic–comment
Fulltext: 57DES11.pdf (301.33KB)

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This article investigates the grammatical aspects of nominalization and the Japanese da predicate as critical strategies for realizing the effect of what I call ‘rhetorical ricochet’ in Japanese discourse. The study explores the expressive function of the nominal/nominalizer and da in 28 imaginary letters appearing in Asahi Shimbun as well as a literary text (Yukiguni) along with its English translation (Snow Country). I conclude that the combination of a certain kind of nominal/nominalizer (i.e. the koto ‘event’ type) and the da predicate reinforces the topic–comment relationship, through which the rhetorical ricochet effect is realized. This article draws from theories on rhetoric and discourse functionalism, and the concept of shared perspectives, in particular.

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