Essays about: "Okinawa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Okinawa.

  1. 1. What’s the story? A cross-societal ecolinguistic analysis of digital newspaper articles reporting on the US military presence in Okinawa, Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Emma Suzuki; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; geopolitics; environmental justice; media studies; cross-cultural studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Social and environmental issues associated with US military presence in Okinawa have adversely affected island residents for years and requires urgent attention. However, with actors with different beliefs and values involved, the search for sustainable solutions is elusive. READ MORE

  3. 2. THEGOVERNORS ANDTHE GOVERNMENT. A lexical analysis of national and local manifestos in Japan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Julia Olsson; [2018-01-19]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese politics; ; Japanese Governors; Japanese political language; Japanese manifestos; Japanese local politics;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine whether the linguistic characteristics in the local policy statements （知事の所信表明 chijinoshoshinhyoumei）reflect those of national manifesto（綱 領 kouryou）characteristics. The basic theory behind the present thesis is lexical analysis and text mining such as proposed by Hanks (2013), and vocabulary and script analysis in reference to Yamaguchi (2007). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Hokkaido Dialect: A Standardising Dialect?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Michael Kleander; [2018]
    Keywords : Hokkaido Dialect; Dosanko; Kokugo; standardisation; language attitudes; language ideology; Standard Japanese; Common Japanese; Okinawa; Uchinaa-Yamatoguch; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the standardisation process of the Hokkaido Dialect, a Japanese variety spoken on Japan’s northernmost island. This dialect, in turn, will be compared to the island of Okinawa and its regional equivalent Uchinaa-Yamatoguchi. These islands are parallel to each other as they share similar historical and political events. READ MORE

  5. 4. The independence movement on Okinawa, Japan : A study on the impact of US military presence

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Anton Lövgren; [2017]
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  6. 5. The US Marine Corps and Anti-Base Protestors in Okinawa, Japan : A Study of the Takae Movement

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Mattias Karnell; [2015]
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