Bodies in Japanese Language
This article presents an inspection into the vast arena occupied by terms and signs in Japanese language that designate the word ‘body’. The study is centred around etymons and semantic descriptions offered in selected monolingual lexical sources, thereby revealing slight divergencies that surfac...
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This article presents an inspection into the vast arena occupied by terms and signs in Japanese language that designate the word ‘body’. The study is centred around etymons and semantic descriptions offered in selected monolingual lexical sources, thereby revealing slight divergencies that surface when confronting these entries in order to underscore the ambiguity and hybridity that characterise corporeality itself. In addition, part of this study is dedicated to Ichikawa Hiroshi’s semantic analysis of the Japanese word mi (body), to Uno Kuniichi’s discourse on the shintai (body) and to insights on corporeality offered by Kan Takayuki. The purpose of illustrating this diversified lexical treasure that surrounds, sustains and recreates bodies is to draw attention to the central position occupied by corporeality itself in Japanese culture, where the body/bodies emerge as a catalyst of cultural production.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a328b05d9192479b953bcdec3f379e522024-08-03T06:30:29ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale2385-30422021-06-0157110.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2021/01/021journal_article_5517Bodies in Japanese LanguageCentonze, Katja0Universität Trier, Deutschland; Waseda University, Japan This article presents an inspection into the vast arena occupied by terms and signs in Japanese language that designate the word ‘body’. The study is centred around etymons and semantic descriptions offered in selected monolingual lexical sources, thereby revealing slight divergencies that surface when confronting these entries in order to underscore the ambiguity and hybridity that characterise corporeality itself. In addition, part of this study is dedicated to Ichikawa Hiroshi’s semantic analysis of the Japanese word mi (body), to Uno Kuniichi’s discourse on the shintai (body) and to insights on corporeality offered by Kan Takayuki. The purpose of illustrating this diversified lexical treasure that surrounds, sustains and recreates bodies is to draw attention to the central position occupied by corporeality itself in Japanese culture, where the body/bodies emerge as a catalyst of cultural production. http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2021/01/021Body. Corporeality and language. Ichikawa Hiroshi. Kan Takayuki. Karada. Mi. Nikutai. Shintai. Uno Kuniichi. Words |
| spellingShingle | Centonze, Katja Bodies in Japanese Language Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale Body. Corporeality and language. Ichikawa Hiroshi. Kan Takayuki. Karada. Mi. Nikutai. Shintai. Uno Kuniichi. Words |
| title | Bodies in Japanese Language |
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| title_short | Bodies in Japanese Language |
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| topic | Body. Corporeality and language. Ichikawa Hiroshi. Kan Takayuki. Karada. Mi. Nikutai. Shintai. Uno Kuniichi. Words |
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