LINGUIST List 21.3497 Thu Sep 02 2010 Qs: Japanese: Familial Terms in Non-Familial Contexts Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Douglas Schules, Japanese: Familial Terms in Non-Familial Contexts Message 1: Japanese: Familial Terms in Non-Familial Contexts Date: 31-Aug-2010 From: Douglas Schules <douglas-schulesuiowa.edu> Subject: Japanese: Familial Terms in Non-Familial Contexts E-mail this message to a friend I am doing research on the use of the Japanese familial "aniki" (兄貴) within non-familial contexts. I am particularly interested in the sociolinguistic and pragmatic implications of its use - the contexts in which it has been used, the perceptions of its use (by those who use it or those who hear it), mass media deployments of it, and so forth. I'm conducting this research for a dissertation chapter, the focus of which is translation and intercultural perception. Finding literature on the subject in English has not been that difficult, but I have hit a brick wall in terms of finding Japanese language scholarly material. I've tried searching the CiNii, OPAC, WebCat, and other databases but these are general and of little use. I hope someone can suggest a citation or two so that I can at least get a foothold in the lit; barring that, are there other databases that might be more useful in this endeavor? I appreciate any help, and thank the list for its time! Douglas Schules Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics                             Pragmatics                             Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Japanese (jpn) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 02-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.