A comparative study between Japan, English, Korea and Chinese on the perception and speech style of personal territory

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370586
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: HEO Myeongja 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (10322611)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: パーソナル・テリトリー / 話題選択 / コミュニケーションスタイル / 日韓中英

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we analyzed the first conversation between speakers of Japanese, Korean, Chinese and English as their mother tongue, and revealed the difference in communication style of each speaker.We analyzed what kind of topic to select for the first party and whether to refer to personal territory which is private area. In addition, we analyzed the conversation about what type of language is used when referring. As a result, it was found that the ratio of Koreans and Chinese to refer to the other person's territory is higher than that of the Japanese, and there are differences in the content to be mentioned. There was also a difference in the language format used, and it became clear that it relates to the communication style as well.

Free Research Field

日本語教育