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ERIC Number: EJ512000
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2919
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Speaking English with a Japanese Mind.
Nishiyama, Sen
World Englishes, v14 n1 p27-36 Mar 1995
Discusses the indirect style and vocabulary that many Japanese use when expressing themselves in English, explaining how the sequencing of information expressed in Japanese differs from the usual sequence in English. Also reviewed are the social norms that affect how Japanese communicate in English. (five references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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