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

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370461
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Waseda 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
• Keywords: Ba-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）