Essays about: "Kleander Michael"

Found 2 essays containing the words Kleander Michael.

1. 1. Suicide Narratives in Contemporary Japanese Newspapers: An Analysis of Media Inventories

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

   Author : Michael Kleander; [2021]
   Keywords : Moral Panic; Suicide; Media; Narrative; Newspaper; Japan; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Suicide in Japan has long been a debated topic. In recent decades, the focus has turned towards the media and the Werther effect (copycat suicides), which seemed to spark some arguable Moral Panics throughout the 2000s. In the following decade, suicides have subsequently decreased. READ MORE

3. 2. 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