Comparative Study of Discourse Construction in English and Japanese : A Case of Discourse Markers now and and
梅光言語文化研究 Volume 1
Page 5-23
published_at 2010-03-10
Title
談話構成と表現法の日英語比較 : 談話標識nowとandを例に
Comparative Study of Discourse Construction in English and Japanese : A Case of Discourse Markers now and and
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日英語比較
談話標識
談話構成
now
and
This paper explores how discourse is constructed and how discoursal relationsare expressed in English and Japanese: by giving the examples of discoursemarkers now and and. In some cases, now and and are not translated into orexpressed in Japanese. Japanese is a high-context-dependent language, in otherwords, context or unexpressed information shared by writers and speakers playesa more significant role in Japanese than in English. This can cause the differences in discourse construction in English and Japanese.
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
梅光学院大学国際言語文化学会
Date Issued
2010-03-10
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open access
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[ISSN]1884-2216