The Lexical Field of Taste

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)

by A.E. Backhouse

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521445353

ISBN13:9780521445351

Release Date:October 1994

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Humanities Japanese Language Arts Linguistics Semantics Words, Language & Grammar

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