Japanese

Citizens of Japanese origin in Peru during World War II: A review of current debates

by Yukyko Takahashi

(2008) "EPP-driven Scrambling and Turkish". Ambiguity of Morphological and Syntactic Analyses, (ed.) Tokusu Kurebito. Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Research Institute for Languages of Asia and Africa [ILCAA]) Press. 27-41.

by Selçuk İşsever

One of the remarkable proposals on the ‘optionality’ problem of scrambling in recent literature is the ‘options... more One of the remarkable proposals on the ‘optionality’ problem of scrambling in recent literature is the ‘options without optionality’ approach by Miyagawa (1997, 2003), which suggests the EPP-feature on T0 as the driving force for local scrambling. Miyagawa proposes that, in an OSV sentence in a SOV language like Japanese, either the subject or the object must satisfy the EPP-feature on T0 by undergoing A-scrambling to [Spec,TP]. However, considering the fact that scopal interactions of quantifiers as well as the binding facts of Turkish exhibit explicit reconstruction effects, this study reveals that Turkish local scrambling has the characteristics of A'-movement, which is inconsistent with the EPP-driven approach. It is argued that, since [Spec,TP] does not need to be filled in Turkish (Öztürk, 2004), the EPP-feature has nothing to do with the local scrambling of arguments in this language. This study also argues against the relationship between Case-marking and scrambling, showing that non-specific bare NPs can scramble to various positions in Turkish.

Ueno Hikoma, un portraitiste à la fin du shôgunat

by Claude Estebe

Phonetic input, phonological categories and orthographic representations: a psycholinguistic perspective on why language education needs oral corpora―The case …

by Sylvain Detey

Detey, S. (2009). Phonetic input, phonological categories and orthographic representations: a psycholinguistic perspective on why oral language education needs oral corpora. The case of French-Japanese interphonology development. In Y. Kawaguchi, M. Minegishi and J. Durand (eds), Corpus Analysis and Variation in Linguistics. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 179-200.

Can orthography influence second language syllabic segmentation?:: Japanese epenthetic vowels and French consonantal clusters

by Sylvain Detey

Detey, S. et Nespoulous, J.-L. (2008). Can orthography influence L2 syllabic segmentation? Japanese epenthetic vowels and French consonantal clusters. Lingua. International Review of General Linguistics 118 (1) : 66-81.

After introducing what is known about potential interactions between phonetic/phonological and orthographic... more After introducing what is known about potential interactions between phonetic/phonological and orthographic representations in first (L1) and second (L2) language speech perception studies, loanword and inter- phonology, and literacy-related phonological awareness research, the paper describes the case of Japanese learners of French, with particular emphasis on the syllabic/moraic dimension of their interphonology development. We concentrate on French biconsonantal clusters of the Obstruent + Liquid (/r/ and /l/) and /s/ + Plosive type. 62 Japanese university students in Japan perform a task of syllabic segmentation of non-words presented in three conditions: auditory, visual and synchronous audiovisual. The results suggest a possible influence of orthography on L2 syllabic representations, as the audiovisual and visual conditions trigger more epentheses than the auditory condition. Six arguments are combined to account for these results: working memory, metaphonological awareness, loanword sociophonology, phonetics versus phonology, perceptual constraints and attentional resources. In light of this preliminary study, we conclude that the orthographic factor should not be neglected in L2 speech perception studies, loanword phonology and interphonology research.

High Infidelity: The Non-Mapping of Japanese Accent Onto Taiwanese Tone

by Feng-fan Hsieh

In Feng-fan Hsieh and Michael Kenstowicz (eds.), MIT Working Papers in Linguistics 52: Studies in Loanword Phonology. Cambridge: Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 1-27.

The Architectural Spaces "Yoo" and "Wa" in the Traditional European and Japanese Cultures.Contemporary Processes of Convergence in the Conditions of Globalization

by Nadya Stamatova

Thesis: For the Good of the Service: Husband E. Kimmel and the Aftermath of Pearl Harbor

by John Keegan

Comparing comparative constructions in Japanese: two types of implicit comparison.

by Hazel Pearson

移住産業の再考 - アメリカへ合衆国への国際労働移動を事例に

by Satomi（里美） Yamamoto（山元）

分担執筆. 杉田米行編『アメリカ<帝国>の失われた覇権―原因を検証する12の論考』三和書籍、2007年.（査読付き）

第3章　Front/New Focus ヨーロッパ関係

by Satomi（里美） Yamamoto（山元）

分担執筆. 杉田米行編『日経ウィークリー活用法』大学教育出版, 2010年.

Brussels identities from A to Z: Japanese

by Office for Urban Reporting OUR

(The Bulletin, April 2010)

Ryoko, a 27-year-old architect from Tokyo, has been living in Brussels for a year. She calls the city stinking, poor... more Ryoko, a 27-year-old architect from Tokyo, has been living in Brussels for a year. She calls the city stinking, poor and dangerous, as well as uncreative, disjointed, provincial and without dignity. She realises well enough that the city also has assets. But, she says, “Brussels is a city to visit, not to stay in.”

A case study of mathematical semiosis

by Carl Winsløw

Nonargumental mixed projections

by E. Phoevos Panagiotidis

Syntax 13: 165-182

This paper takes a comparative look at idiosyncratic instances of mixed categories in Korean, Japanese, Hebrew, and... more This paper takes a comparative look at idiosyncratic instances of mixed categories in Korean, Japanese, Hebrew, and Greek, arguing them to be genuine mixed projections, despite their inability to function as arguments—which in turn is a well-known characteristic of mixed projections, such as English gerunds. After their syntactic behavior is examined, it is argued
that these nonargumental mixed projections are embedded within prepositional phrases headed by (null) temporal prepositions. This derives their peculiar properties while successfully capturing the differences between them and purely verbal/clausal projections such as infinitivals.

Native speakers' application of contact norms in intercultural contact situations with English-speaking, Chinese-speaking and Portuguese-speaking non-native speakers of Japanese

by Lisa Fairbrother

In Nekvapil, J. & T. Sherman (Eds.) (2009). Language management in contact situations: perspectives from three continents, pp.123-150. Peter Lang

In this paper I use Language Management Theory (Jernudd & Neustupny 1987) to examine the concept of contact norms... more In this paper I use Language Management Theory (Jernudd & Neustupny 1987) to examine the concept of contact norms (Neustupny 1985, 2005), or the expectations that people have of interlocutors from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Based on the video-recordings of 30 Japanese/non-Japanese dyads, supplemented with follow-up interviews, I argue that contact norms are applied not only when noting deviations but also during the evaluation and adjustment stages of the language management process. In other words, Japanese native speakers use a variety of non-Japanese norms in their management of problems in contact situations.

'In Repose': a photo-essay

by Mayu Kanamori

Inventing subjects and sovereignty: Early history of the first settlers of the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands

by David Chapman

he Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 24-1-09, June 15, 2009

In 1877 Robert Myers and four others living on the Bonin/Ogasawara Islands became the first foreigners to be... more In 1877 Robert Myers and four others living on the Bonin/Ogasawara Islands became the first foreigners to be naturalized as Japanese subjects after more than two hundred years of Japan’s semi-exclusion from the outside world. In the space of five years, fifty-nine other first settlers became Japanese subjects/’naturalized foreigners’ through entry on the Household Family Registry (koseki). At a time when Japan was emerging from a feudal-like system to a modern nation state the Islands were one of Japan’s first attempts, in modern times, at overseas expansion. The multinational community on these islands presented the Meiji authorities with unprecedented challenges that could only be overcome through extraordinary measures. In this study I explore the circumstances and context surrounding the unusually placed Bonin Islanders in the late nineteenth century to shed light on the processes of Japanese colonization and social control. I argue that the koseki, as an instrument of ‘bio-power’ (Foucault, 1998: 140), was indispensible in successfully legitimizing and exercising sovereign power over the Islands.

Different Faces, Different Places: Identifying the Islanders of Ogasawara

by David Chapman

Social Science Journal Japan, Vol. 14(2), 2011.

The Ogasawara Islands of Japan have been a site of colonization, militarization and occupation. The islands were first... more The Ogasawara Islands of Japan have been a site of colonization, militarization and occupation. The islands were first settled by European and Pacific Islanders from 1830 and then colonized by Japan in 1875. In 1944, at the height of WWII, the islands’ inhabitants were forced to evacuate to mainland Japan. The islands were under US Navy occupation from 1945 until 1952 and then US Navy administration from 1952 until their return to Japan in 1968. This paper situates the Ogasawara Islands in their historical context and focuses on the descendants of the original settlers and their unique and unusual position within Japanese history and society. The difference embodied in the descendants coupled with over twenty years under the US Navy have had profound effects that are still present within the community even today. Using ethnographic data the paper explores the composite ways in which this community has been identified and self-identify. The paper theorises the link between space, place and identification and argues that the effects of social, cultural and political changes to the nation-space of the Ogasawara Islands have led to complex and conflicting forms of identification.

Hot young things: re-writing young Japanese women for the new century

by Emerald Louise King

Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, Melbourne 2008 (please scroll down for link to pdf)

In 2004 Kanehara Hitomi won Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa prize for her novel 'Snakes and Earrings'. With its violent... more In 2004 Kanehara Hitomi won Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa prize for her novel 'Snakes and Earrings'. With its violent depictions of street culture, body piercing and cultural clashes, it heralded a radical departure from 'traditional' images of young Japanese women. Kanehara is one of Japan’s new generation of prize-winning young women writers who construct narratives around characters whose lifestyles conflict with the social hegemonies of gender and sexuality. These writers titillate the mainstream reader with their depiction of single women who have no interest in studying at university, getting married or joining a company and who express their sexuality without hesitation or restraint. Their characters are often young women who have no problems living with their boyfriends or single male friends while making ends meet by doing part time work or working intermittently as freeters. Many of these young women authors who have gained critical acclaim, such as Shimamoto Rio and Aoyama Nanae, are the successors of Yamada Eimi, ‘widely considered the pioneer of a new generation of Japanese women novelists noted for their frank, sexually explicit portrayals of women’s lives.’* This paper will examine the work of these authors as they re-write the image of young Japanese women for the new century.
(Recipient of Best Post Graduate Abstract)

'She's Got Tears in Her Eyes': The Language of Masochistic Violence and Power in the Work of Kôno Taeko

by Emerald Louise King

Published in Crossroads volume 3 issue 2, 2009, Special Issue from the 2008 Rhizomes Conference (please scroll down for link to pdf)

Imagine a woman, her back naked, holding herself steady waiting for the blow that must
come from her lover. He is... more Imagine a woman, her back naked, holding herself steady waiting for the blow that must
come from her lover. He is wielding a rope or rod, something that makes a noise as he
stands over her. This is a scenario that could occur in any one of Kôno’s early writings
such as ‘Ant Swarm’ or ‘Toddler Hunting’ (1961, 1964; ‘Ant Swarm’ or ‘Toddler Hunting’
trans 1991). The question that has to be asked of such a scene is not ‘who is in control?’
but rather ‘who has the power?’ It is easy to assume that the dominant figure is that of
the male; he is the one standing and it is he who holds in his hand an implement with
which to inflict pain. It is the male who is in control of the situation and who will deal all
of the blows onto the woman’s flesh. However, it is the woman who has the power in
the scene. It is her fantasy that they are acting out.
In Masochism in Modern Man Theodor Riek defines three main characteristics of
masochism: fantasies, suspense and demonstration. This paper, building on Gretchen
Jones’ article ‘Subversive strategies: Masochism, gender and power in Kôno Taeko's
‘Toddler-Hunting,’’ seeks to examine Kôno’s early work in terms of these three
characteristics in order to explore the roles of power and language in her violent fantasies.