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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Reconstruction of universal model in language usage - from perspectives of Japanese and Chinese -

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10610519
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 言語学・音声学
Research InstitutionTokyo International University

Principal Investigator

OKAMOTO Noriko  Tokyo International University, International Relations, assistant professor, 国際関係学部, 助教授 (20275811)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) PENG Guoyue  Kanagawa University, Foreign Languages, assistant Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (00298374)
IDE Sachiko  Japan Women's University, Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (60060662)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
KeywordsThe Model of Language Usage / Politeness / face / apology / Language Norms / Rites / Bible / non-western theory
Research Abstract

The principles of linguistic theories (ex. Politeness theory) have been accepted by many scholars as being universal, that is to say, they have been treated as if they were universally applied to the study of language usage. These theories have been drawn primarily through the examination of western languages and hence possess some limitation when applied to non-western languages. The influence of cultural values in language usage differs greatly between the world's languages and cultures.
In our study, first we have examined the concept of "face" in the politeness theory and applied it to Japanese and Chinese Language. As a result, English 'face' is characterized by individual wants while Chinese and Japanese 'face', the compliance with the community one belongs to. Next, linguistic norm in "Rites" and the Bible have been observed to investigate the performance rule in the macro level. In "Rites", concrete guide to prohibitive language usage has been observed and it functions with the principle of politeness such as "yin and yang". On the other hand, few concrete linguistic norms have been found in the Bible. Therefore words in the Bible about language usage are selected and classified into words of God and those of human. Third, we inquired actual language usage within the societies of Japan, China and the USA, by sending out questionnaires about the situation of apology.
Our research in all areas has revealed interesting differences that further exemplify the diversity of cultural and habitual thoughts of both western and non-western societies.

  • Research Products

    (15 results)

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All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] 岡本 能里子: "オリンピックマラソン実況放送のアナウンサーの談話管理・謙譲語と名詞止との機能を通して"東京国際大学論叢国際関係学部編. 第5号. 57-70 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 井出 祥子: "敬語は何をするのか-敬語のダイナミックな働き-"日本語学. 8月号. 55-68 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 井出 祥子: "言語イデオロギーと話者アイデンティティー:象徴のメカニズム"庄司博史編『ことばの二〇世紀』. 第6巻. 218-234 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 彭 国躍: "松下文法「待遇」の本質とその理論的可能性-「価値の意味論」の枠組み"世界の日本語教育. 第10号. 191-206 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 彭 国躍: "古代中国の言語禁則とその社会的コンテクスト-『礼記』の言語規範の研究"神奈川大学言語研究. 第23号. 135-144 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 井出 祥子: "国際化社会の中の敬言"日本語学. 十月号. 4-13 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 井出 祥子, 田辺和子, 阿部圭子, 岡本能里子: "NAFL日本語教員養成通信講座19:社会言語学(改訂版)"アルク. 117 (2002)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 彭 国躍: "近代中国語の敬語システム-「陰陽」文化認知モデル-"白帝社. 211 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Okamoto, Noriko: "Discourse management of an Olympic marathon broadcasting"The Journal ofTokyo International University, The school of International Relations. No. 5. 57-70 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ide, Sachiko: ""What is 'keigo' (Japanese honorifics) doing?""Nihongo-gaku. No. 8. 65-68 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ide, Sachiko: ""Language Ideologies and speaker's Identities""Syoji, Hirofumi (ed.) Kotoba no seiki. 218-234 (1999)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Peng, Guoyue: ""The Essence and the Theoretical Possibilities of Matsushita Grammar's Polite Expression System : The Framework of the Semantics of Value""Japanese-Language Education around the Globe. Vol. 10. 191-206 (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Peng, Guoyue: ""A Study of Language Norms in the Book of Rites : Social Context and Linguistic Proscriptions""Kanagawa University Studies in Language. No. 23 No. 3. 135-154 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Peng, Guoyue: "The Politeness System in Early-modern Chinese : The Cultural Cognitive Model of YIN-YANG"Hakuteisha press. (2000)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ide, Sachiko, K.Tanabe, K. Abe and N. Okamoto: "Sociolinguistics NAFL Institute"ALC PRESS. (2002)

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