Essays about: "watashi"
Found 4 essays containing the word watashi.
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1. L2 Japanese: Swedish students’ usage of first-person pronouns
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to look at L2 (learning as a second language) students’ usage of first-person singular pronouns, and to discern in what situations (if any) they are changed. The Japanese language has a great variety of first-person pronouns, one of the few languages to possess this feature. READ MORE
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2. ORE WA BOKU JA NAI. Second Language Identities: Swedish exchange student’s usage of first person pronouns in Japanese
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This study aims to further investigate how expression of gender identity in Japanese takes form, with focus on the grammatical category 1S pronouns, such as watashi (私), watakushi (私), ore (俺) and boku (僕). This study includes both a quantitative and qualitative approach towards usage of Japanese’s 1S pronouns. READ MORE
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3. Song images and linguistic components in Japanese: analysis of the lyrics in AKB48 songs
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This thesis is about the song image and linguistic components of the popular female Japanese idol group AKB48. As a first step, six typical AKB48 songs that can be classed either as SOFT and HARD images according to the text were chosen. Thereafter a linguistic analysis was carried out using three parameters (1) yakuwarigo i.e. READ MORE
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4. An ’I’ for an ’I’… : the semantic development of the first person pronoun in Japanese
University essay from Lunds universitet/JapanskaAbstract : By way of a diachronic analysis the semantic changes of Japanese first person pronouns will be discussed. The goal of the analysis is to shine some light on the history and evolution of Japanese pronouns in the first person and in so doing show that these pronouns have been subjected to change semantically throughout history. READ MORE
