著者

林田 弘美

出版者

埼玉女子短期大学

雑誌

埼玉女子短期大学研究紀要 (ISSN:09157484)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, pp.135-153, 1997-03-01

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Different cultures and languages often lead to different ways of organizing spoken and written discourse. That is why Japanese discourse developments do not meet expectations of native speakers of English and strike them as illogical or loosely organized. This paper surveys western and Japanese rhetoric in terms of their respective cultural backgrounds and underlying thoughts.