How do men use language to express masculinity? How is language masculine, and how
does it become so? These are the issues that I address in this article. I first discuss why men …

This book investigates the effects of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on young language
learners, using as a basis for observation the early childhood English education industry in …

Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and
connect to others. In recent years," fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who …

The popular anime series, Cowboy Bebop, was originally created and released in Japan in
1998 and later gained an intense overseas following. The show owes its phenomenal …

First-and second-person pronouns have been one of the centerpieces of the literature on
language and gender differences in Japanese (Shibamoto Smith 2003). Most of our …

Much of the previous research on directive usage of Japanese individuals in leadership
positions at work largely suggests gender differences in language use that are closely …

Names: Heinrich, Patrick, editor.| Ohara, Yumiko, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of
Japanese sociolinguistics/edited by Patrick Heinrich and Yumiko Ohara. Description: New …

This book studies communication in institutional eldercare. It is based on audio-recorded
interactions between residents and staff in a Japanese care facility. The focus is on the …

How to express politeness is an important issue for language learners. The aim of the study
is to investigate the refusal strategy use of female EFL (English as a Foreign Language) …

Language standardization lies at the heart of Japanese modernity. And numerous aspects of
language development intended to fit the modern Japanese state intersect to regiment the …