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The Lexical Field of Taste: A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Lexical Field of Taste: A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) A. E. Backhouse
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| Series | Cambridge Studies in Linguistics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:212 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 154 |
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| Category/Genre | Semantics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521023221
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| Classifications | Dewey:495.60143 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
24 November 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Dr Backhouse undertakes a semantic study of taste terms in modern spoken Japanese. Through an investigation of the range of vocabulary available for the description of taste qualities, and their interrelationship in terms of meaning, Dr Backhouse presents a sensitive elucidation of the structure of Japanese taste terms, which has significant implications for anthropological linguistics. He explores important semantic issues, such as the relationship between evaluative and descriptive meaning, the intralinguistic mechanisms at work in metaphor, and draws illuminating connections between the lexical field of colour and that of taste.
Reviews"...a useful addition to the small number of full-length studies of the vocabulary of taste." Joel Kuipers, Anthropological Linguistics
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