Cuz it ain’t in the dictionary
This morning in my English composition class, composed mainly of Japanese speakers, I came upon another pitfall of relying on “in the dictionary” as a… Read More »Cuz it ain’t in the dictionary
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Grammar in the news
Word choice played an important role in Japan and South Korea’s agreement to support one another’s applications for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing. Japan’s Foreign… Read More »Grammar in the news
Anthropology News: Contact and Its Allure
The latest SLA column at Anthropology News is now available. Shunsuke Nozawa’s “Contact and Its Allure” explores phatic communion, isolation and social relations, the role… Read More »Anthropology News: Contact and Its Allure
Shock. Lehman shock.
Japanese media use the label “Lehman shock” to refer to the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent shocks. The phrase “financial crisis” occurred frequently in 2008… Read More »Shock. Lehman shock.
Can analysis of discrimination help overcome fear?
Chad Nilep reflects on work with Akiyo Cantrell to analyze reports from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and its aftermath. Evacuees from Fukushima… Read More »Can analysis of discrimination help overcome fear?
“Ordinary” language use
In “Lesbian bar talk in Shinjuku, Tokyo” Hideko Abe shows how identity positions are constructed and claimed through language use. One passage, which shows how… Read More »“Ordinary” language use
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #15
There hasn’t been a Roundup post made since September, and I have a horrible sinking feeling that the person who was meant to post the… Read More »Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #15
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #9
This week’s Roundup comes from the sports department. Caster Semenya, gender tests, and bodies out of place Sumo scandal World Cup woo woo