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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A WORLD OF RICE AND GODS: WHERE WHITE GRAINS SYMBOLIZE WEALTH. A study of Japanese game localization and crosscultural translation
(2021-06-15)
Studies of Japanese translation are a common topic, and with good reason. There is extensive material
to work with, and the vast differences between Japanese and many other languages creates translation
challenges of ...
An analysis of wago/kango predominance in Swedish students’ Japanese vocabulary
(2020-06-16)
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the lexical type predominance between
Japanese-based wago and Chinese-based kango within the vocabulary of Swedish
learners of Japanese, comparing those who have studied in Japan and ...
On the Use of Katakana in a Modern Japanese Essay
(2020-03-20)
The purpose of the present study is to carry out a pilot investigation on the use of katakana in
a modern Japanese essay, and to compare how the usage of katakana differs between daily
newspaper and a modern essay. Among ...
Translating Ogura Hyakunin Isshu – An analysis of translating decorative language from Japanese to English
(2020-06-16)
In this thesis, translation of classical Japanese poetry into English will be examined by analysing translations of five selected poems from the anthology Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Translations by three different translators ...
L2 Japanese: Swedish students’ usage of first-person pronouns
(2021-02-03)
The aim of this thesis is to look at L2 (learning as a second language) students’ usage of first-person singular pronouns, and to discern in what situations (if any) they are changed. The Japanese language has a great ...
The Prevalence of Omission - About the function and frequency of particle ellipsis in Japanese
(2022-03-10)
The aim of this thesis is to investigate current perceptions of what is commonly referred to as particle omission, and in order to compare these perceptions to those of native speakers of Japanese, an online survey consisting ...