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| Preface |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Part I Introduction |
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1 Typological and historical overview |
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3 | (14) |
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1.1 About the Japanese language |
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3 | (2) |
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1.2 Historical development |
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5 | (12) |
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5 | (2) |
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1.2.2 Old Japanese (592-794 AD) |
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7 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Late Old Japanese (794-1192) |
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9 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Middle Japanese (1192-1603) |
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10 | (3) |
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1.2.5 Early Modem Japanese (1603-1867) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.2.6 Modem Japanese (1867 to present) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (13) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (9) |
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2.3.1 Divisions by sound system |
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22 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Divisions by vocabulary |
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25 | (2) |
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2.3.3 Divisions by verb/adjective conjugation |
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27 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Divisions by pitch accent patterns |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (13) |
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3.1 The syllable inventory |
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30 | (4) |
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3.2 Long vowels and consonants |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (2) |
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3.6 Successions of vowels |
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40 | (1) |
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3.7 Sequential voicing (rendaku) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (18) |
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4.1 Writing Japanese with kanji |
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43 | (4) |
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4.2 Development of kana syllabaries |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (3) |
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4.4 The frequencies of kanji in Japanese texts |
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53 | (1) |
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4.5 Hiragana and katakana conventions |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (6) |
| Part II Lexicon |
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61 | (14) |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (8) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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5.2.7 Numeral classifiers |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (16) |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (1) |
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6.3 I-adjective conjugation |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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| Part III Grammatical foundations |
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7 Grammatical relations and case marking |
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91 | (11) |
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91 | (1) |
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7.2 Intransitive vs. transitive predicates |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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7.5 Arguments vs. adjuncts |
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97 | (2) |
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7.6 Discrepancies between case and grammatical relations |
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99 | (2) |
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7.7 Fluctuation between nominative and accusative markings |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (13) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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8.7 Topic-comment vs. event reporting sentences |
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106 | (1) |
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8.8 Attribute description |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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8.11 Negative-scope marker wa |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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8.13 The wa-ga construction |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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9 Tense, aspect, and taxis |
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115 | (16) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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9.6 -Ta and -ru in discourse |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
| Part IV Major clause types |
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10 Measurement and comparison |
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131 | (11) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (10) |
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142 | (1) |
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11.2 Case marking of the causee |
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143 | (3) |
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11.3 Animate vs. inanimate causers and causees |
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146 | (1) |
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11.4 Causative vs. transitive verbs |
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147 | (2) |
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11.5 The permissive causative |
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149 | (1) |
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11.6 The intermediary causative |
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150 | (1) |
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11.7 The structure of the causative construction |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (12) |
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152 | (1) |
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12.2 Direct vs. indirect passives |
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153 | (2) |
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12.3 Adversity in the indirect passive |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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12.5 Stative verbs in passives |
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159 | (1) |
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12.6 The ni-yotte passive |
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160 | (2) |
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12.7 The structure of the passive constructions |
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162 | (1) |
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12.8 The causative passive |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (11) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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13.2.1 Directions of transfer |
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165 | (2) |
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13.2.2 Relative status of giver and receiver |
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167 | (1) |
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13.3 Benefactive constructions |
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167 | (2) |
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13.3.1 Two types of beneficiary |
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168 | (1) |
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13.3.2 The event benefactive |
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169 | (1) |
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13.4 Implicit meanings of donatory verbs |
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169 | (1) |
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13.5 The -te morau causative |
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170 | (2) |
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13.6 The causative + -te itadaku |
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172 | (1) |
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13.7 -Te kureru vs. -te kuru |
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173 | (1) |
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13.8 Malefactive rendering |
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174 | (1) |
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14 Noun modification and complementation |
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175 | (13) |
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175 | (1) |
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14.2 The gapped externally headed relative clause |
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175 | (3) |
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14.3 The internally headed relative clause |
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178 | (2) |
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14.4 The gapless relative clause |
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180 | (1) |
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14.5 Extraction from adverbial clauses |
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181 | (1) |
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14.6 Extraction from relative clauses |
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181 | (1) |
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14.7 Questioning a constituent inside relative clauses |
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182 | (2) |
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14.8 Tense in relative clauses |
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184 | (2) |
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14.9 Noun complementation |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (13) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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15.4 The n(o) + copula construction |
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192 | (9) |
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192 | (1) |
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15.4.2 Metalinguistic negation |
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193 | (1) |
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15.4.3 N(o) da as a nominal predication |
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194 | (2) |
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15.4.4 N(o) da to supply background information |
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196 | (1) |
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15.4.5 N(o) da and the expression of spontaneity |
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197 | (4) |
| Part V Clause linkage |
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201 | (11) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (5) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (3) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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16.4.2 P-ru aida/uchi ni Q |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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17 Causal and concessive clauses |
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212 | (11) |
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212 | (2) |
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17.2 Causal connections in Japanese |
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214 | (5) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (1) |
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17.3 Concessive connections |
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219 | (4) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (20) |
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223 | (2) |
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18.2 Content conditionals |
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225 | (3) |
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18.3 Epistemic conditionals |
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228 | (7) |
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18.3.1 P' almost = Q' or P' < Q' |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (3) |
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18.3.3 Counterfactual conditionals |
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233 | (2) |
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18.4 Generic (tenseless) conditionals |
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235 | (2) |
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18.5 Speech-act conditionals |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (5) |
| Part VI Pragmatics (language usage) |
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243 | (12) |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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19.4 Compliments and responses |
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248 | (2) |
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19.5 Invitations and requests |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (2) |
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20 Politeness and honorifics I |
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255 | (14) |
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255 | (1) |
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20.2 Addressee honorifics |
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256 | (2) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (6) |
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258 | (4) |
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20.3.2 Combination of verb honorifics |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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20.5 Humilifics as addressee honorifics |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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20.7 Honorifics as an indication of refinement |
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267 | (2) |
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21 Politeness and honorifics II |
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269 | (13) |
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269 | (2) |
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21.2 Objections to Brown and Levinson's theory |
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271 | (1) |
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21.3 Counter-arguments to Ide's theory |
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272 | (1) |
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21.4 Honorifics and politeness |
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273 | (1) |
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21.5 Problems with Brown and Levinson's theory |
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274 | (3) |
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21.5.1 Combining positive and negative politeness |
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274 | (1) |
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21.5.2 One strategy per FTA |
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274 | (3) |
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21.5.3 Risk avoidance as the sole motivation for politeness |
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277 | (1) |
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21.6 Reconciling Brown and Levinson's theory and Japanese politeness |
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277 | (5) |
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21.6.1 Robin Lakoff's theory |
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278 | (1) |
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21.6.2 Honorifics as a different politeness mode |
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278 | (1) |
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21.6.3 Modifying Brown and Levinson's theory |
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279 | (3) |
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282 | (11) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (2) |
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22.4 Domains of information |
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286 | (1) |
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22.5 Awareness of the addressee |
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287 | (1) |
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22.6 The use of soliloquy to express intimacy and deference simultaneously |
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288 | (5) |
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23 Sentence-final particles |
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293 | (14) |
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293 | (1) |
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23.2 Common sentence-final particles |
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293 | (6) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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23.3 Ne and yo in conversation |
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299 | (3) |
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23.4 Ne and yo in soliloquy |
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302 | (2) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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23.5 Acquisition of sentence-final particles |
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304 | (3) |
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24 Modality and evidentiality |
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307 | (12) |
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307 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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24.1.2 Epistemic modality |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (5) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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24.2.5 Other types of evidential expressions |
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313 | (1) |
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24.3 Information territory |
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314 | (5) |
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24.3.1 The theory of territory of information |
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315 | (1) |
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24.3.2 Four cases of information |
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316 | (1) |
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24.3.3 Obligatory vs. optional ne |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (12) |
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319 | (3) |
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25.2 Frequencies of backchannels in Japanese and American English |
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322 | (1) |
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25.3 Timing of backchannels |
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323 | (4) |
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25.4 The co-construction puzzle |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (13) |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (1) |
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26.3 Anaphoric use of Japanese demonstratives |
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335 | (2) |
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26.4 Ko-so-a in soliloquy |
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337 | (7) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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26.4.4 Chafe's model of consciousness |
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341 | (3) |
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344 | (11) |
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344 | (1) |
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27.2 Deixis in represented speech |
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345 | (2) |
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27.3 Omission of verbs of saying/thinking |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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27.5 Free indirect speech |
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349 | (3) |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (14) |
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355 | (2) |
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28.2 Formal characteristics of Japanese gendered speech |
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357 | (3) |
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360 | (1) |
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28.4 Origins and development of gendered language in Japanese |
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361 | (4) |
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28.5 Gendered language in soliloquy |
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365 | (4) |
| References |
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| Index |
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