International Perspectives on Translation, Education and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies

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This book studies the three concepts of translation, education and innovation from a Nordic and international perspective on Japanese and Korean societies. It presents findings from pioneering research into cultural translation, Japanese and Korean linguistics, urban development, traditional arts, and related fields. Across recent decades, Northern European scholars have shown increasing interest in East Asia. Even though they are situated on opposite sides of the Eurasia landmass, the Nordic nations have a great deal in common with Japan and Korea, including vibrant cultural traditions, strong educational systems, and productive social democratic economies. Taking a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach, and in addition to the examination of the three key concepts, the book explores several additional intersecting themes, including sustainability, nature, humour, aesthetics, cultural survival and social change, discourse and representation. This book offers a collection of original interdisciplinary research from the 25th anniversary conference of the Nordic Association for Japanese and Korean Studies (2013). Its 21 chapters are divided into five parts according to interdisciplinary themes: Translational Issues in Literature, Analyses of Korean and Japanese Languages, Language Education, Innovation and New Perspectives on Culture, and The Arts in Innovative Societies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxv Introduction: Translation, Education and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies (David G. Hebert)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 From Shizen to Nature: A Process of Cultural Translation (Nanyan Guo)....Pages 17-34 The Life and Death of Music as East Asian Intangible Cultural Heritage (Keith Howard)....Pages 35-55 Front Matter ....Pages 57-57 Translating Scientific Discourse in Ariyoshi Sawako’s Fukugô osen (Barbara Hartley)....Pages 59-74 Foreigner Talk or Foreignness: The Language of Westerners in Japanese Fiction (Erik Oskarsson)....Pages 75-93 Emotional Discourse Analysis of Japanese Literary Translations (Alexandra Holoborodko)....Pages 95-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Definiteness in Korean: A Contrastive Study of Korean and Italian (Imsuk Jung)....Pages 105-120 Unmarked Plurality and Specificity in Korean and Japanese Plural Nouns: A Preliminary Study (Kiri Lee, Young-mee Yu Cho, Min-Young Park)....Pages 121-132 The “My Funny Talk” Corpus and Speaking Style Variation in Japanese (Toshiyuki Sadanobu)....Pages 133-147 Kansai Style Conversation and Its Role in Contemporary Japan (Goran Vaage)....Pages 149-158 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 On the Teaching of Japanese Epistemic and Evidential Markers: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Applications (Lars Larm)....Pages 161-170 Analysis of Kanji Reading and Writing Errors of Swedish Learners in Comparison with Level-matched L1 Learners (Fusae Ivarsson)....Pages 171-194 Front Matter ....Pages 195-195 The Interdisciplinary Study of Law and Language: Forensic Linguistics in Japan (Mami Hiraike Okawara)....Pages 197-206 Linguistic Study of Court Interpreting in Lay Judge Trials in Japan (Makiko Mizuno)....Pages 207-222 “Green” and “Smart” Cities Diffusion: The Case of Songdo, Korea (Alexandra Lichá)....Pages 223-240 Front Matter ....Pages 241-241 Bad Father and Good Mother: The Changing Image of Masculinity in Post-Bubble-Economy Japan (Shuk-ting Kinnia Yau)....Pages 243-253 Embodying History and Pedagogy: A Personal Journey into the Dokyoku Style of Japanese Shakuhachi (Jonathan McCollum)....Pages 255-278 Animals and Aesthetics in Japanese Art and Society (Mika Merviö)....Pages 279-295 In Defense of Rules or Creative Innovation?: On the Essence of the Topic Spring Rain in Japanese Haiku (Herbert Jonsson)....Pages 297-308 Cultural Translation and Musical Innovation: A Theoretical Model with Examples from Japan (David G. Hebert)....Pages 309-331 Conclusion: Cultural Translation and Social Change in East Asia (David G. Hebert)....Pages 333-347