Navigating Language in Parliamentary Practice: Between Courtesy and Conflict in Japan

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Lidia Tanaka (La Trobe University, Australia)

Navigating Language in Parliamentary Practice

Between Courtesy and Conflict in Japan

Lidia Tanaka (La Trobe University, Australia)

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Routledge
31 March 2025

Semantics; Regional studies; Society & culture: general; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Research in Pragmatics

Tanaka explores the language used in Japanese parliamentary interactions to shed light on the use of language as a tool by politicians to convince, negotiate, persuade, as well as deliver aggression and criticism. By looking at the speech of politicians in the parliament of Japan, Tanaka demonstrates the unbreakable link between language and politics.

Despite the association of Japan as a society in which linguistic politeness is paramount, Tanaka highlights the many examples of impoliteness in parliament and illustrates the idea that Japanese parliamentarians use language strategically to accomplish their political agenda. Analysis of questions and answers in committee meetings demonstrate that regardless of which party they belong to, those in opposition use the most antagonistic strategies. The book also shows the ways in which politicians deliver face-attacks and demonstrates that impoliteness can be delivered without insults or open aggression, using extremely polite language, honorifics, or sarcasm and irony.

Lastly, the book also reveals that face-attacks are sent by members of both the government and opposition. As a book that explores the commonly overlooked phenomenon of impoliteness in Japan in the context of parliamentary interactions, it is a valuable resource for researchers and academics in the field of pragmatics and discourse analysis as well as a viable resource for undergraduate and graduate students.

By: Lidia Tanaka (La Trobe University Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781032897653
ISBN 10: 1032897651
Series: Routledge Research in Pragmatics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 31 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lidia Tanaka is currently Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Languages and Linguistics at La Trobe University, Australia, where she taught in the Japanese program for more than 20 years.