Perception of Hiniku and Oseji
How Hyperbole and Orthographically Deviant Styles Influence Irony-Related Perceptions in the Japanese Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11273100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shinichiro Okamoto (0000-0002-4589-0006, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-50 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15326950dp4101_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2034208966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
Two questionnaire experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of 2 styles (hyperbole and orthographically deviant writing style) on the perception of hiniku, 'quasi-irony', and oseji, 'quasi-flattery', in the Japanese language. In each experiment, stories were constructed in which a speaker made a remark evaluating the addressee's ability or performance (e.g., "You are good at singing"); participants judged how hiniku-like and oseji-like these remarks were. In Experiment 1, the style in a spoken remark (nonhyperbole vs. hyperbole) and the ability of the addressee (e.g., singing poorly, intermediately, or excellently) were manipulated. Although the use of hyperbole heightened the perception of hiniku irrespective of the addressee's level of ability, its influence on oseji decreased as the addressee's ability lowered. In Experiment 2, the writing style of an e-mailed remark (orthographically typical vs. orthographically deviant), as well as the level of the addressee's performance (poor vs. excellent), was manipulated. Orthographically deviant styles increased the perception of hiniku for both levels of performance and the perception of oseji in the excellent conditions only. These results imply that the perception of hiniku and oseji is mediated by the nonseriousness of communication
Art · Cognitive psychology · Hyperbole · Irony · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Perception · Singing · Style (visual arts · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |