Omschrijving
This study investigates our multiple selves as manifested in how we use language. Applying philosophical contrastive pragmatics to original and translation of Japanese and English works, the concept of empty yet populated self in Japanese is explored.
Senko K. Maynard, native of Japan, holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, USA. She taught at Princeton, and is currently Distinguished Professor at Rutgers. Author of nearly 30 books in Japanese and English, she specializes in Japanese discourse analysis and pragmatics.