Impact of globalization on japanese language and culture

Impact of Globalization on Japanese Language and Culture Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2002 Norio Ota York University... Impact on Culture and Society Judicial system reform  Empowerm

Impact of Globalization on Japanese Language and Culture

Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2002

Norio Ota York University

Impact on Culture and Society

 Judicial system reform

 Empowerment, accountability, informed consent

 Psychological analysis: ‘healing’, ‘co-dependency’

 Aging, fixed contribution pension, portability of pension

and tax reform

 Japan as a multi-cultural and multi-racial nation

 Impact on education

 Later marriage, fewer children and divorce

 Political correctness

 Restructuring, salary reduction, unemployment and homeless

 Asian Free Trade Zone – China, Korea and ASEAN ?

Impact on Language Sociolinguistic and pragmatic changes

 Confrontational and aggressive approach

 From agreement-seeking to agreement-demanding

 Other changes in communication strategies: more

– Direct, Assertive

– Argumentative, Provocative, Challenging,

Competitive

– Egalitarian [gender equal, rank equal]

– Self-righteous, Non-apologetic

Impact on Language

New usage in idiomaticity

pole (lit.)’

where mortorcycle gangs get together’

‘He went to Mt Osore three days before the photo was taken.

Impact on Language

Loan words

 fuurigan-taisaku ‘(anti-)hooligan measures

 seegi no hiiroo ‘champion (hero) of justice’

 koosoku-dooro-dai-kurasshu ‘a big crash on a freeway’

 honne-tooku ‘heart-to-heart talk’

 riiku-suru ‘to leak’

 happii-raifu ‘happy life’

 akushidento ‘accident’

 doggu-fuudo ‘dog food’

 bureeku-suru ‘to get a break’

 rajio  reidio ‘radio’

 enerugii  enajii ‘energy’

 hoomuresu ‘homeless’

 reipu ‘rape’

 sutoriito-chirudoren ‘street children’

Japan as an agent of

globalization

 East Asia and Southeast Asia:

‘Doraemon’ , ‘Hello Kitty’, ‘Tare-Panda’, ‘Pokemon’

 North America and West: ‘Sailor Moon’ , ‘Pokemon’, ‘Nomo, ‘Ichiro’

 岩淵功一 ｢グローバリゼーションの中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 グローバリゼーションの中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 の中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 の中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 の中の日本文化の匂い｣ 世界 匂い｣ 世界 い｣ 世界 1998 年 4 月号 69 －81 岩波書店

at ICAS2

Japan

Images Past, Present and Future - An Interdisciplinary Anthology, Montreal: Concordia University, 1995, 108-130

Columbia

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