The Cultural Semantics of the Japanese Emotion Terms 'Haji' and 'Hazukashii'

The Cultural Semantics of the Japanese Emotion Terms 'Haji' and 'Hazukashii'

This paper presents a cultural semantic analysis of the Japanese emotion terms ‘haji’ and ‘hazukashii’, made using the methodology of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM). The paper has three aims: (i) to pinpoint the conceptions of ‘haji’ and ‘hazukashii’ as emotion terms in Japanese language an...

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Main Author: Gian Marco Farese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2016-07-01
Series:New Voices in Japanese Studies
Subjects:
Japan
Natural Semantic Metalanguage
NSM
cross-cultural differences
haji
hazukashii
literature
shame
embarrassment
emotion terms
linguistics
social and cultural identity
semantics
translation
Online Access:http://newvoices.org.au/volume-8/the-cultural-semantics-of-the-japanese-emotion-terms-haji-and-hazukashii/

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