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Presentation 2018-06-17 15:15
Use of "like"as a filler in Japanese conversation by Englsih speakers
Kazuko Tanabe (JWU) TL2018-5
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) The purpose of this study is to analyze the idiosyncratic use of “like” as a filler in Japanese conversation by native English speakers. While this transfer from the student’s first language (L1) would normally indicate an error requiring repair (Wong & Waring, 2010), the use of this word, particularly by adolescent American girls, has been shown to have distinct psychological underpinnings and to be bound to the speaker’s cultural identity (Laserna, Seih & Pennebaker, 2014; Eckert, 2008).
In analyzing the data taken from an intermediate-level Japanese language class, the first hypothesis is that the students are aware that a filler is called for, but are at a point in their interlanguage ( Selinker,1972) where they can not properly employ the Japanese filler. The second hypothesis is that the use of “like” is related to the protection and maintenance of the speaker’s identities as privileged, American females. This study is also aimed to put in to the practice of designing the research in the Mixed methods both of verifiable and explorable approaches.
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(in English) a filler / language transfer / language acquisition / identity / Mixed Methods / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 118, no. 99, TL2018-5, pp. 25-30, June 2018.
Paper # TL2018-5 
Date of Issue 2018-06-10 (TL) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Committee TL  
Conference Date 2018-06-17 - 2018-06-17 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Kobe Gakuin University (Port Island Campus) 
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English) "Cognition in Passage of Time and their Expression","Language Education, Language and Education,"Language and Thought" 
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Conference Code 2018-06-TL 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Use of "like"as a filler in Japanese conversation by Englsih speakers 
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Keyword(5) Mixed Methods  
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1st Author's Name Kazuko Tanabe  
1st Author's Affiliation Japan Women's University (JWU)
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Date Time 2018-06-17 15:15:00 
Presentation Time 30 minutes 
Registration for TL 
Paper # TL2018-5 
Volume (vol) vol.118 
Number (no) no.99 
Page pp.25-30 
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Date of Issue 2018-06-10 (TL) 


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