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(2010) Human Studies 33 (4).
Four opinions about what Japanese people are like are analyzed. The four opinions are formulated, in English, by two students during a group discussion in an English class at a Japanese university. The analysis shows how the opinions are designed to fit different levels of the context, in particular the unfolding local sequential context. It is also shown how they may be understood as drawing on, though not determined by, the genre of Nihonjinron (theory of Japaneseness) as a resource.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/s10746-010-9167-4
Full citation:
Hauser, E. (2010). Designing an opinion for its (local) context. Human Studies 33 (4), pp. 395-410.
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