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Japanese workplace discourse study from sociolinguistic perspectives: a new step toward globalisation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02538
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionRyukoku University

Principal Investigator

Murata Kazuyo  龍谷大学, 政策学部, 教授 (50340500)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) Barke Andrew  関西大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (90615741)
Research Collaborator Cook Haruko  ハワイ大学
Saito Junko  テンプル大学, ジャパンキャンパス
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords社会言語学 / 職場談話 / ビジネスコミュニケーション / 相互行為的社会言語学 / 言語実践 / 談話分析 / 国際的発信 / 研究者交流 / 言語ストラテジー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research follows on from, and builds on, the results of the Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 24652088 (2012-14). In order to advance research in the field of Japanese workplace discourse, additional recordings were gathered of naturally occurring discourses in Japanese workplaces, and interviews were conducted with both non-Japanese nationals who have experienced working in Japan and Japanese people who work and live abroad. We have investigated salient discourse strategies, interactional practices, identity construction, and the manifestation of ideology through interactions. The research outcomes have been presented at domestic/international conferences and in academic journals, and they were also published in the form of a book.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

人口減少や少子高齢化を鑑みても、今後ますます多くの海外からの労働者を受け入れることは必至である。一方、国内の職場談話の実証的研究はまだまだ包括的に行われているとは言えない状況であり、本研究は学術的にもパイオニアとしての位置づけにある。自然談話に基づいた国内の職場談話にみられる特徴や、日本で働いた経験のある海外の人々や海外で働く日本人へのインタビューに基づく異文化間のビジネスコミュニケーションにおける課題のあぶり出しを目指しており、実践的観点からも、今後の日本社会に貢献できる研究である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 14 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Discursive manifestations of hierarchy in meeting discourse in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazuoyo Murata
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistic Symposium 22
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Socialization of new employees into the hierarchical structure of a Japanese company2018

    • Author(s)
      Haruko Cook
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistic Symposium 22
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The struggle for gender inequality?: A discourse analysis of business meetings at a global corporation in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Junko Saito
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistic Symposium 22
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Insider outsiders: Identity struggles of non-Japanese in Japanese workplace2018

    • Author(s)
      Andrew Barke
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistic Symposium 22
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] .“Who can you trust?: Learning indexical associations of the Japanese business world” in a panel, “Discourse, language, and identity in East Asian contexts: Interdisciplinary approaches and insights”2017

    • Author(s)
      Cook Haruko
    • Organizer
      Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Toronto, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “I wish they were more kawaii”: Sarariiman’s (salaried men’s) construction of heterosexuality in workplaces in Japan.2017

    • Author(s)
      Saito, Junko
    • Organizer
      the 15th International Pragmatics Conference, Belfast Northern Ireland.
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Gaining membership in the business community: Socialization of new employees in Japanese companies2017

    • Author(s)
      Cook, Haruko
    • Organizer
      the 15th International Pragmatics Conference, Belfast Northern Ireland.
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Is CEO a teacher and a meeting a classroom? ― examining a cultural ideology “hierarchical relationship” in Japanese workplace2017

    • Author(s)
      Murata, Kazuyo
    • Organizer
      the 15th International Pragmatics Conference, Belfast Northern Ireland.
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “Superiors’ directives in a Japanese workplace: Uses of procedural and non-procedural directives”2016

    • Author(s)
      Cook Haruko
    • Organizer
      American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Orlando, Florida
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 対人関係上の力の不均衡の調和:ユーモアの表出から考える2015

    • Author(s)
      村田和代
    • Organizer
      日本英語学会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西外国語大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-21
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Humour and laughter in Japanese business meetings2015

    • Author(s)
      Murata, Kazuyo
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      he University of Antwerp,
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Dialectal and honorific shifts in Japanese workplace2015

    • Author(s)
      Barke, Andrew
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      he University of Antwerp,
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Socialization to shakaijin: New employee orientation sessions in a Japanese company2015

    • Author(s)
      Cook Haruko
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      he University of Antwerp,
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Intra-sentential language alternation: An analysis of interactions in a foreign corporation in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Saito, Junko
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      he University of Antwerp,
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The use of English in Japanese speech: Evidence from native speakers of Japanese in a foreign company in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Saito, Junko
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistics of Globalization
    • Place of Presentation
      The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Japanese at Work:Politeness, Power, and Personae in Japanese Workplace Discourse2018

    • Author(s)
      Cook Haruko et al.
    • Total Pages
      234
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9783319635491
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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