Hiroko Itakura
Biographic Data
| ID | 741929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hiroko Itakura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hiroko |
| FAMILY NAME | Itakura |
| SIGNATURE | ITAKURA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6436-874X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Constructing Japanese men’s multidimensional identities
Most previous studies of language and gender have focused on English as well as women’s language. The present study focuses on context dependency and the multiple functions of Japanese men’s language, or “masculine Japanese.” It reports a case study that qualitatively analyzes four conversations between a Japanese male and a female speaker collected in a naturalistic setting. The findings suggest the specific nature of the mixed-gender pair is im…
Self-praise in Japanese conversation
Femininity in mixed-sex talk and intercultural communication
Previous studies of language and gender discuss how men and women use gender-specific conversational styles mainly in relation to English, whereas similar studies for Asian languages remain comparatively few. Moreover, little is known about gender and conversational styles during intercultural communication. This paper explores whether speakers follow similar norms of politeness in mixed-sex talk in their L1 and in intercultural conversations in …
Attitudes towards the use of masculine and feminine Japanese among foreign professionals
Subordinate femininity associated with feminine Japanese has been found to pose barriers for foreign language learners of Japanese, especially among Western female learners of Japanese. The present study investigates attitudes towards the use of both masculine and feminine Japanese among non-native professional speakers of Japanese. The latter's experiences can enlighten language educators in their efforts to help struggling learners cope with us…
Attitudes Towards Masculine Japanese Speech in Multilingual Professional Contexts of Hong Kong
The gendered speech in a foreign language has been found to pose barriers for learners due to different gender norms associated with their mother tongue and the foreign language. The problem is especially serious with the masculine and feminine forms of speech in the Japanese language, as these are strongly linked with social inequality between men and women. While a number of previous studies have been conducted on feminine style of Japanese and…
Gender and conversational dominance in Japanese conversation
A number of studies have been conducted on “dominance” as reflected in spoken interactional features, most of which deal with English. Many of these studies adopt a quantitative approach, examining the amount and distribution of interactional features such as amount of talk, interruptions and overlaps, turn-taking, questions, and topic initiations, and they have drawn conclusions on “dominance” accordingly. The present study explores gender domin…
Changing cultural stereotypes through e-mail assisted foreign language learning
Gender and Pragmatic Transfer in Topic Development
It is well established that gender influences second-language acquisition. However, there has been little research on the role of gender in pragmatic transfer. This study examines whether gender influences pragmatic transfer of topic development behaviour in informal conversation by focusing on Japanese learners of English. Because their L1 (Japanese) norms of speaking are strongly affected by gender, transfer of these norms into L2 (English) con…
Describing conversational dominance
Describing conversational dominance
Self-praise in Japanese conversation
Gender and conversational dominance in Japanese conversation
A number of studies have been conducted on “dominance” as reflected in spoken interactional features, most of which deal with English. Many of these studies adopt a quantitative approach, examining the amount and distribution of interactional features such as amount of talk, interruptions and overlaps, turn-taking, questions, and topic initiations, and they have drawn conclusions on “dominance” accordingly. The present study explores gender domin…
Changing cultural stereotypes through e-mail assisted foreign language learning
Attitudes towards the use of masculine and feminine Japanese among foreign professionals
Subordinate femininity associated with feminine Japanese has been found to pose barriers for foreign language learners of Japanese, especially among Western female learners of Japanese. The present study investigates attitudes towards the use of both masculine and feminine Japanese among non-native professional speakers of Japanese. The latter's experiences can enlighten language educators in their efforts to help struggling learners cope with us…
Gender and Pragmatic Transfer in Topic Development
It is well established that gender influences second-language acquisition. However, there has been little research on the role of gender in pragmatic transfer. This study examines whether gender influences pragmatic transfer of topic development behaviour in informal conversation by focusing on Japanese learners of English. Because their L1 (Japanese) norms of speaking are strongly affected by gender, transfer of these norms into L2 (English) con…
Attitudes Towards Masculine Japanese Speech in Multilingual Professional Contexts of Hong Kong
The gendered speech in a foreign language has been found to pose barriers for learners due to different gender norms associated with their mother tongue and the foreign language. The problem is especially serious with the masculine and feminine forms of speech in the Japanese language, as these are strongly linked with social inequality between men and women. While a number of previous studies have been conducted on feminine style of Japanese and…
Describing conversational dominance
Gender and Pragmatic Transfer in Topic Development
It is well established that gender influences second-language acquisition. However, there has been little research on the role of gender in pragmatic transfer. This study examines whether gender influences pragmatic transfer of topic development behaviour in informal conversation by focusing on Japanese learners of English. Because their L1 (Japanese) norms of speaking are strongly affected by gender, transfer of these norms into L2 (English) con…
Changing cultural stereotypes through e-mail assisted foreign language learning
Gender and conversational dominance in Japanese conversation
A number of studies have been conducted on “dominance” as reflected in spoken interactional features, most of which deal with English. Many of these studies adopt a quantitative approach, examining the amount and distribution of interactional features such as amount of talk, interruptions and overlaps, turn-taking, questions, and topic initiations, and they have drawn conclusions on “dominance” accordingly. The present study explores gender domin…
Attitudes Towards Masculine Japanese Speech in Multilingual Professional Contexts of Hong Kong
The gendered speech in a foreign language has been found to pose barriers for learners due to different gender norms associated with their mother tongue and the foreign language. The problem is especially serious with the masculine and feminine forms of speech in the Japanese language, as these are strongly linked with social inequality between men and women. While a number of previous studies have been conducted on feminine style of Japanese and…
Attitudes towards the use of masculine and feminine Japanese among foreign professionals
Subordinate femininity associated with feminine Japanese has been found to pose barriers for foreign language learners of Japanese, especially among Western female learners of Japanese. The present study investigates attitudes towards the use of both masculine and feminine Japanese among non-native professional speakers of Japanese. The latter's experiences can enlighten language educators in their efforts to help struggling learners cope with us…
Femininity in mixed-sex talk and intercultural communication
Previous studies of language and gender discuss how men and women use gender-specific conversational styles mainly in relation to English, whereas similar studies for Asian languages remain comparatively few. Moreover, little is known about gender and conversational styles during intercultural communication. This paper explores whether speakers follow similar norms of politeness in mixed-sex talk in their L1 and in intercultural conversations in …
Constructing Japanese men’s multidimensional identities
Most previous studies of language and gender have focused on English as well as women’s language. The present study focuses on context dependency and the multiple functions of Japanese men’s language, or “masculine Japanese.” It reports a case study that qualitatively analyzes four conversations between a Japanese male and a female speaker collected in a naturalistic setting. The findings suggest the specific nature of the mixed-gender pair is im…
Self-praise in Japanese conversation
Psychology (9 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (6 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 works) · Communication (5 works) · Gender Studies in Language (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Conversation (4 works)