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Ett ord säger mer än tusen meningar. En studie i yakuwarigos förhållande till visuellt material.
(2015-02-18)
This thesis examines and attempts to develop the theory of yakuwarigo as introduced by Kinsui (2003) by integrating both the visual and linguistic aspects of characters found in manga. We seek answers to what extent Japanese ...
GENDER-STEREOTYPES, FOOD AND ADVERTISING. An Analysis of Gender-role Portrayal and Gendered Language in Japanese Video Commercials
(2020-06-09)
This thesis aims to investigate Japanese gender stereotypes through the analysis of gender role portrayals in video commercials of the product category food and cooking, as well as by observing the use of gender specific ...
POWER IN TRANSLATION. Bringing Japan to the West
(2016-09-02)
Studying the Japanese language in translation is highly interesting, given its many unique linguistic features and the distinctive cultural setting in which it is primarily used. Adopting Japanese works into Western languages ...
拡張新字体の認識について
(2013-04-05)
This thesis is concerned with the extended new character form (拡張新字体) in Japanese. The study of character form (字体) is not so common and as for the extended new character form, the studies are even more limited. The purpose ...
Pokémon eller Fickmonster? En översättningsanalys av TV-serien Pokémon
(2016-02-19)
This paper will analyze and discuss the differences and problems between the Swedish and Japanese edition of the Pokémon TV-series from 1996(Jap)/1999(Swe). The focus will be on the use and translation of Yakuwarigo, nouns, ...
TENSE IN JAPANESE THANKS. A comparison between the 1970s and 2021
(2021-06-21)
In this study, we compare how the two expressions arigatou gozaimasu (present tense) and arigatou
gozaimashita (past tense) are used during sessions of the Diet of Japan in the 1970s and in 2021. We
find that usage, apart ...
WHO ARE STARGAZERS? A discourse analysis of the target group
(2016-02-19)
This thesis examines the intended target group of a Japanese stargazing guide book through a discourse analysis of the translations of relevant segments in the material. The aim of the study has been to determine who the ...
Identifying Characters
(2016-04-04)
This thesis will serve to compare and analyse distinctions in character depiction and human relations in Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None, observing conversations held between the main characters in both ...
A Thud or a Bang?: A Study of the Translation of Onomatopoeia in Manga
(2020-06-16)
This bachelor’s thesis was written with the aim to analyze how Japanese onomatopoeia in manga are translated from Japanese to English, and if and how the translation changes the meaning in context. This was done by using ...
QUEER JAPANESE. The modern-day language usage of Japanese LGBTQ+ people
(2022-01-25)
Gendered language is a well-known feature of Japanese, but how is it applied by a speaker who does
not fit the cisgender or heteronormative standards in society? In a 2010 study, Hideko Abe published a
book titled Queer ...