{"product_id":"japanese-communication-senko-k-maynard-9780824818784","title":"Japanese Communication: Language and Thought in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an accessible and original study of the Japanese language in relation to Japanese society and culture, Senko Maynard characterizes the ways of communicating in Japanese and explores Japanese language-associated modes of thinking and feeling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Japanese Communication: Language and Thought in Context opens with a comparison of basic American and Japanese values via cultural icons--the cowboy and the samurai--before leading the reader to the key concept in her study: rationality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing for those who have a basic knowledge of Japanese language and culture, Maynard examines topics such as masculine and feminine speech, swearing, expressions of ridicule and conflict, adverbs of emotional attitude and the eloquence of silence. Maynard provides a refreshing and entertaining perspective for interpreting contemporary Japan, sometimes in contrast to the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Senko K. Maynard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824818784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824818784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.16w x 0.76d","brand":"Senko K. Maynard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896490877183,"sku":"9780824818784","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d469e522-c765-40d9-ae2b-21f4c487f6ad.jpg?v=1721371545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-communication-senko-k-maynard-9780824818784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}