Author : A. E. Backhouse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521023221
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (232 download)
Book Synopsis The Lexical Field of Taste by : A. E. Backhouse
Download or read book The Lexical Field of Taste written by A. E. Backhouse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extraordinary new work, 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 between evaluative and descriptive meaning, the intralinguistic mechanisms at work in metaphor, and draws illuminating connections between the lexical field of color and that of taste.