Essays about: "Japanese language"

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  1. 1. Relevant Dutch Lexical Influence in Contemporary Modern Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för japanska och kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Willem Koen; [2024]
    Keywords : Japanese Language; Dutch-Japanese; Dutch Lexical influence; Loanwords; Lexical exchange; Lexical influence; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : During the Edo Period of Japanese history, many loanwords entered the Japanese language through communication with the Dutch. Now, 164 years after the last significant linguistic exchange took place between the Dutch and the Japanese, it is interesting to see what lexical influence still exists in contemporary modern Japanese and which loanwords have fallen out of use. READ MORE

  3. 2. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Irma Fogelberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE

  4. 3. Benrina Yatsu: A Quantitative Corpus Study of the Usage of the Japanese Nominaliser Yatsu Together with Adjectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Robin Weinemo; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; nominalisation; yatsu; written corpus; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Yatsu has both been described as an ‘abusive’ version of the nominaliser mono, as well having properties not shared with mono. In this paper, the Japanese nominaliser yatsu was examined using the written corpus Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ) created by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). READ MORE

  5. 4. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

  6. 5. An analysis of fansubbing in Zettai ni Waratte wa Ikenai: airport 24 ji

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Markus Ryuken; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; translation; subtitling; gaki no tsukai; owarai; fansub;

    Abstract : Looking at Japanese media online, one often finds comments such as "crazy Japan" from international viewers in the comment section. A quick search on YouTube forJapanese comedy would give an understanding of the origin of this statement. Japanese humour contains many unconventional concepts, and Japanese stand-up comedy is no exception. READ MORE