世界言語を広く対象として実際の使用の中にレトリックを見出す多彩な研究トピックの最前線に迫る全27章。日本語のオノマトペおよび小松原哲太（神戸大学）による日本語ナラティヴのレトリック研究の章を含む。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. Covering issues from America to Europe and Asia, and topics from politics to media, education to science, agriculture to literature and so on, the handbook offers something to everyone interested in knowing how language works to guide listeners' interpretations, alter their perceptions and shape their worldviews. From the Contents: 6. Rhetorical Devices in Japanese: The Case for Onomatopoeia (Massimiliano Tomasi); 27. Ethos, pathos, and logos in culture: a rhetorical analysis of narrative in Japanese (Tetsuta Komatsubara).