caa a22 4500 445302089 CHVBK 20180317142601.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12124-010-9119-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12124-010-9119-6 Komatsu Koji Faculty of Education, Osaka Kyoiku University, 4-88 Minami Kawahoricho, Tennoji, 543-0054, Osaka, Japan aut How Signs Function in the Process of Meaning Construction: An Exemplification from Gitai-go in the Japanese Language [Elektronische Daten] [Koji Komatsu] In this paper, I will examine the semiotic mediation process of meaning construction and the functioning of signs, focusing on a group of characteristic words, Gitai-go in the Japanese language. Mimic words in the Japanese language, including Gitai-go are applicable to various subjects based on their inter-sensory nature, and appear frequently in informal communication among Japanese, not only for young children but also in adults' communication. When I consider their functioning from the viewpoint of meaning construction, their characteristic feature is their indefiniteness that is open to diverse forms of extension, including that of no further elaboration and continuous diffusion of the affective flavor within the current setting. Though the process is interpretable in terms of the Japanese culture that is characterized by vagueness, it is also a clear exemplification of how the indefiniteness of signs works in the process of meaning construction and in our communication. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Meaning construction nationallicence Semiotic mediation nationallicence Communication nationallicence Japanese language nationallicence Gitai-go nationallicence Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Springer-Verlag 44/2(2010-06-01), 144-155 1932-4502 44:2<144 2010 44 12124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-010-9119-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-010-9119-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Komatsu Koji Faculty of Education, Osaka Kyoiku University, 4-88 Minami Kawahoricho, Tennoji, 543-0054, Osaka, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Springer-Verlag 44/2(2010-06-01), 144-155 1932-4502 44:2<144 2010 44 12124 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer