[Asia_news] Japan Centre Seminar [Naomi Ogi, 27-10-06, E2.12, 12pm]
Shunichi Ishihara
Shunichi.Ishihara at anu.edu.au
Wed Oct 25 08:52:27 EST 2006
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Japan Centre Seminar
- see:
http://asianstudies.anu.edu.au/wiki/index.php/Japan_Centre_Seminars
Friday, 27th October, 2006, 12pm
BPB E2.12, Faculty of Asian Studies, College of Asian and the
Pacific, ANU
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Title: Involvement and attitude: the Japanese particles 'sa' and 'yo'
Speaker: Naomi Ogi, Japan Centre, ANU
This seminar is a work-in-progress and is part of my PhD project:
investigating so-called ‘sentence-final particles’ (or Shuujoshi). In my
PhD thesis, I discuss seven particles: sa, yo, ne, na, zo, ze and wa,
which are widely recognised as sentence-final particles by the majority
of Japanese linguists (Saji, 1957; Uyeno, 1971; Ching, 1987; Ide, 1990;
Miyazaki, 2002).
This study of the particles raises particularly interesting questions
regarding the nature of interaction and the interpersonal relationship
between the speaker and the hearer. More specifically, it deals with how
conversational parties initiate and maintain interaction by the use of
the particles, which is essential for the success of face-to-face
conversation. By adopting the notion of ‘involvement’ (Chafe, 1982,
1985; Gumperz, 1982; Tannen, 1982, 1985, 1989; Arndt & Janney, 1987;
Danes, 1994; Selting, 1994; Fried and Ostman, 2005), I will provide a
systematic approach to the use of these particles.
In this seminar I focus on the particles sa and yo, demonstrating that
these particles commonly share the function of signalling the speaker’s
attitude to invite the hearer’s involvement in a ‘monopolistic’ manner
(as opposed to the ‘incorporative’ manner expressed by the particles ne
and na). However, each particle follows a different path in inviting the
hearer’s involvement: sa signals the speaker’s attitude, ‘I am assured
of what I’m saying and how I feel’; while yo signals that, ‘I want you
to know what I’m saying and how I feel’.
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