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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of Ba theory related with Language and Communication: Strive toward Solution of Modern Society Problem

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 26370461
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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

Principal Investigator

OTSUKA MASAYUKI  早稲田大学, 法学学術院(法務研究科・法務教育研究センター), その他(招聘研究員) (40554051)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) KOUNO Hideki  目白大学, 外国語学部日本語学科, 准教授 (00550831)
Research Collaborator Hanks William. F.  
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
KeywordsBa-theory / 場の理論 / 場の言語学 / 複雑系 / エントレインメント / 主客非分離 / 自他非分離 / 自己組織
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study adopted *ba*-theory based on inseparation of subject and object,orself and others and its main outcome can be summarized as follows: (1)Both verbal and non-verbal communication is strongly influenced by *ba*,(2) Japanese is “*ba*-internal” language whereas English is “*ba*-external”language, and (3) Such difference make the translation difficult.
Specifically, this study explored the following aspects in communication in
Japanese language: (1) frequent emergence of self-organization in complex system and (2) transition from ergative language to accusative language.This study also explored that difference in the concept of ba could become the obstacles in intercultural communication.

Free Research Field

法学 哲学(場所の哲学)

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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