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Topics in Japanese Pragmatics: Stylistic Variation in the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli

This course guide is for JAPN 438A taught by Dr. Yotsukura with resources for students in the class as well as class specific examples.

Pragmatics & Beyond series

Pragmatics & Beyond is an important series of books published by John Benjamins Publisher that you might find useful.  These include titles such as: 

Conversational dominance and gender : a study of Japanese speakers in first and second language contexts

Turn-taking in Japanese conversation : a study in grammar and interaction

Discourse modality : subjectivity, emotion, and voice in the Japanese language

To locate books in the series about a specific topic, Japanese pragmatics search using the series title and add additional keyword(s)

pragmatics & beyond Japan*