Food, Language, and Society - Communication in Japanese Foodways

Informationen zum Autor Natsuko Tsujimura is professor emerita in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and adjunct professor emerita in the Department of Linguistics at Indiana University Bloomington. Klappentext This book investigates how intricately language, food, and culture interact in Japanese society and culture. Natsuko Tsujimura approaches the language of food in Japanese as a vital component of communication by examining intrinsic mechanisms of the language and the broader social meaning it brings to society. Zusammenfassung This book investigates how intricately language, food, and culture interact in Japanese society and culture. Natsuko Tsujimura approaches the language of food in Japanese as a vital component of communication by examining intrinsic mechanisms of the language and the broader social meaning it brings to society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1Introduction to Food, Language, and Society Part I: Language of Food from within Chapter 2Loanwords Chapter 3Mimetics Chapter 4The Vocabulary of Food Preparation - Concept and Lexical Process Chapter 5Metaphors Part II: Language of Food in Society Chapter 6Recipes and Cookbooks Chapter 7Construction of Gendered Images in Foodways

Product details

• Authors: Natsuko Tsujimura, Tsujimura Natsuko
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2023
• EAN: 9781498571333
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7133-3
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Sociolinguistics, Food & society, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Cultural studies: food and society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies