The Lexical Field of Taste: A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521023221)

In this extraordinary new work, 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 color and that of taste.

Author: A. E. Backhouse
ISBN-10: 052102322X
ISBN-13: 9780521023221
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2005
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d