Tag Archives: linguistics

Book Announcement: Languages, scripts, and Chinese texts in East Asia

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Paula

Chinese Writing and the Rise of the Vernacular in East Asia Peter Francis Kornicki Chinese Writing and the Rise of the Vernacular in East Asia is a wide-ranging study of vernacularization in East Asia–not only China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, but … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Studies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Paula

Studies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond Edited by William McClure (Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York) and Alexander Vovin (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France). … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Creating New Synergies: Approaches of Tertiary Japanese Programmes in New Zealand

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Paula

Creating New Synergies Approaches of Tertiary Japanese Programmes in New Zealand MASAYOSHI OGINO, PENNY SHINO AND DALLAS NESBITT (EDITORS) An essential guide for teachers of Japanese in New Zealand Compiled under the aegis of Japanese Studies Aotearoa New Zealand this … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Applied Linguistics

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies, at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus seeks to make a full-time appointment in the field of Japanese Applied Linguistics at the rank of Instructor, tenure-track, with responsibility for teaching as well as coordinating … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Pronouns

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Paula

Still working through the international move and accompanying jetlag– sorry for lack of Fun Link Fridays lately! Here’s a quickie fun link for the linguistic nerds among us! Sure, if you’ve studied Japanese you know some of the basic pronouns … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Paula

University of Hawai’i Press has just published John R. Bentley’s ABC Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Phonograms, the first comprehensive dictionary of man’yōgana. It is the ninth entry in the ABC Chinese Dictionary Series edited by Victor Mair. The 600-page volume is … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Grinnell College, Department of Chinese and Japanese (Japanese) 3 Year Position

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Paula

Grinnell College, Department of Chinese and Japanese (Japanese) 3 Year Position GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Department of Chinese and Japanese invites applications for a 3-year position in Japanese beginning Fall 2016. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) possible. The field of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese linguistics, Leiden University

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Leiden University, The Netherlands Location: Netherlands Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor in Japanese Linguistics Leiden University invites applications for an Associate or Assistant Professorship in Japanese linguistics. If the appointment is made at the Assistant Professor … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese linguistics, assistant professor

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Emory University, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: Georgia, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Japanese Linguistics The Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC) at Emory University invites applications for a tenure-track position … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Comparative English and Japanese Literature or Linguistics

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Paula

Full-time Associate Professor or Assistant Professor of Literature or Linguistics Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Faculty of Letters, General Department of Humanities, Kansai University Vacancy No: D114051130 The Department of English Linguistics and Literature in the Faculty of Letters … Continue reading →

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