Japanese Applied Linguistics Discourse and Social Perspectives [Paperback]

This book showcases recent developments in the field of Japanese applied linguistics. It covers a wide range of current issues and influential theoretical and methodological frameworks, many of which are of concern not only for Japanese specialists but also applied linguists in general. At the same time, the book provides empirical studies that exemplify how these issues and frameworks manifest themselves in contexts that surround first and second language speakers of Japanese. The book is divided into four sections. The first examines language in action, providing a close analysis of language as it is used in interactions between speakers. The second section looks at sociological diversity in Japanese speakers, considering factors such as gender, age, or background. Section three explores how globalization has affected Japanese language use and acquisition. The final section reflects on classroom teaching of Japanese language and culture.

This comprehensive, in-depth study will be useful for researchers and graduate students in both applied linguistics and Japanese linguistics.

Introduction, Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) and Amy Snyder Ohta (University of Washington, USA) \ Part I: Re-examination of language in action \ 1. Conversation and grammar: Approaching so-called conditionals in Japanese, Tsuyoshi Ono (University of Alberta, USA) and Kimberly Jones (University of Arizona, USA) \ 2. Negotiating agreement and disagreement in Japanese: An analysis of designedly ambiguous turn completion points, Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) and Kanae Nakamura (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) \ 3. Construction of speech styles: The case of the Japanese naked plain form, Haruko Minegishi Cook (University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Hawaii) \ Part II: Ideologies, diversities, and identities \ 4. Keigo ideology, Patricia J. Wetzel (Portland State University, USA) \ 5. The use of regional and standard Japanese in conversations: ló