Ryo Takamura

Datos Biográficos

ID7502015
NOMBRERyo Takamura
NOMBRESRyo
APELLIDOTakamura
FIRMATAKAMURA R
AFILIACIONESKyoto Seika University
ORCID0009-0009-2718-4894
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • The role of well as a response-delaying marker in side story insertions

    Open AccessRyo TakamuraARTICLEPragmatics and Society2026

    This study explores the use of the discourse marker well as a response-delaying marker in non-straightforward answers to wh -questions, specifically when responses involve inserting a side story. Through a detailed analysis of conversational data, particularly from interviews, this study identifies a pattern in which well is used to introduce background information as a side story before the core response is delivered, marked by but as a discours…

  • Dual function of (inter)subjectivity in the use of well as a discourse marker

    Open AccessRyo TakamuraARTICLEPragmatics Quarterly Publication…2026

    It is widely acknowledged that subjective elements emerge in the initial position of an utterance, known as the left periphery, whereas intersubjective elements typically emerge in the final position, referred to as the right periphery. However, this functional asymmetry is not invariably maintained. This study advances the argument that the discourse marker well can serve a dual purpose, simultaneously expressing both a speaker’s subjectivity an…

  • A Discursive Approach to the Use of Well as a Filler among Advanced Japanese Learners of English

    Open AccessRyo TakamuraARTICLEContrastive Pragmatics2025

    While the importance of using small words such as fillers is widely acknowledged, learners of English encounter challenges to use such pragmatic elements and do not use them appropriately compared to L1 English speakers. Moreover, previous studies on the use of fillers by Japanese learners of English ( JLES) are limited. Given this, this study investigates the uses of well as a filler in the speech of advanced JLE s by applying discourse analysis…

  • Pragmatic functions of wara in Japanese text messages

    Ryo TakamuraARTICLEJournal of Japanese Linguistics2023

    This study illustrates the pragmatic functions of 笑 ( wara ), the kanji or Chinese character meaning “laughter,” on the text messaging application LINE, and identifies the online communication strategies using it across 68 text message chats shared by Japanese university students who insert this and other laughter characters in their text conversations. The study’s results suggest that various laughter characters, including (笑), 笑 and w , act as …