Edited by Mutsuko Endo Hudson, Yoshiko Matsumoto and Junko Mori
Bringing together the latest studies on Japanese pragmatics, this edited volume showcases the breadth of research conducted in this ever-expanding, interdisciplinary field, with the introductory chapter providing a useful summary of developments in the field in the past decades. The twelve chapters… read more
The sentence-final/interactional particle ne in Japanese is typically used when the speaker assumes the information in the sentence is shared with the hearer, expressing request for confirmation or agreement. Although such ne is obligatory, there are “optional” types of ne as well (e.g., Kamio… read more