DECODIFYING JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA: A STUDY CASE OF LAUGHTER IN THE COMIC BOOK “KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASHITA”

Authors

  • Ioana Ruxandra TOŞU Faculty of Letters, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca. E-mail: ioana.tosu@lett.ubbcluj.ro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2020.1.04

Keywords:

onomatopoeia, role language, multimodal texts, pragmatics

Abstract

Decodifying Japanese Onomatopoeia: A Study Case of Laughter in the Comic Book Kamisama Hajimemashita. This article explores the possibility of translating Japanese onomatopoeia used as role language markers, from Japanese (source language) into Romanian (target language). The study case is conducted on a Japanese comic book (manga), analysed in terms of pragmatic sense conveyed through a multimodal text – various semiotic systems (verbal, images, layout, etc.) that interact and produce a coherent meaning.

REZUMAT. Decodificarea onomatopeelor din limba japoneză: studiu de caz – exprimarea râsului în banda desenată Kamisama Hajimemashita. Acest articol explorează posibilitatea de a traduce onomatopeele din limba japoneză (limba sursă), folosite ca marcatori ai limbajului personificator, în limba română (limba țintă). Studiul de caz este realizat pe o carte de benzi desenate japoneze (manga), analizată din perspectiva sensului pragmatic transmis printr-un text multimodal - diverse sisteme semiotice (verbale, imagini, aranjare în pagină etc.) care interacționează și produc un sens coerent.

Cuvinte-cheie: onomatopee, yakuwarigo, texte multimodale, pragmatică

Author Biography

Ioana Ruxandra TOŞU, Faculty of Letters, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca. E-mail: ioana.tosu@lett.ubbcluj.ro

Ioana Ruxandra Toşu, Ph.D. student at the Doctoral School of Linguistic and Literary Studies, Faculty of Letters, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca; coordinator Prof. Univ. Dr. Habil Rodica Frenţiu; member of the Sembazuru Centre for Japanese Studies; E-mail: ioana.tosu@lett.ubbcluj.ro

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STUDIA UBB PHILOLOGIA, Volume 65 (LXV), No. 1, March 2020

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2020-03-20

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TOŞU, I. R. (2020). DECODIFYING JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA: A STUDY CASE OF LAUGHTER IN THE COMIC BOOK “KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASHITA”. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologia, 65(1), 57–71. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2020.1.04

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