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Speaking English with a Japanese mind
Author(s) -
NISHIYAMA SEN
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-971x.1995.tb00337.x
Subject(s) - linguistics , meaning (existential) , style (visual arts) , japanese language , psychology , vocabulary , sequence (biology) , english vocabulary , history , philosophy , archaeology , biology , psychotherapist , genetics
Japanese who speak English are likely to express themselves using a style and vocabulary originating in Japanese. The sequence of information expressed in Japanese differs from the usual sequence in English. Words and phrases in English and Japanese do not exactly match each other in meaning. Social concepts differ. These differences can cause unexpected misunderstanding. Fortunately, with the increasing number of non‐Japanese learning the Japanese language and the great expansion of English learning in Japan, these problems may be on the decline.