On Rhetorical Ricochet

Expressivity of Nominalization and Da in Japanese Discourse

Bibliographic Data

ID5966151
AuthorsSenko K Maynard (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume1
Issue1
Pages57-81
Publication date1999-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461445699001001004
OpenAlexW1965670790
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited11

This article investigates the grammatical aspects of nominalization and the Japanese da predicate as critical strategies for realizing the effect of what I call `rhetorical ricochet' in Japanese discourse. The study explores the expressive function of the nominal/nominalizer and da in 28 imaginary letters appearing in asahi Shimbun as well as a literary text ( Yukiguni) along with its English translation ( Snow Country). I conclude that the combination of a certain kind of nominal/nominalizer (i.e. the koto `event' type) and the da predicate reinforces the topic-comment relationship, through which the rhetorical ricochet effect is realized. This article draws from theories on rhetoric and discourse functionalism, and the concept of shared perspectives, in particular

Linguistics · Nominalization · Noun · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy

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