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I
am interested in language in all of its varieties, representations,
and modes of analysis. Current areas of research are origins
of linguistic analysis in Japan, kotodama ‘word spirit’
as cultural construct, and representation of non-standard speech
in the media.
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Selected Publications:
Book:
1997. Kojiki-den, Book 1, by Motoori Norinaga, introduced,
translated and annotated by Ann Wehmeyer. Ithaca, New York:
East Asia Program, Cornell University.
Articles:
forthcoming. “Chinese and Japanese Traditional Grammar.”
In Encyclopedia of Linguistics, ed. by Philipp Strazny.
Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.
1997. “The Interface of Two Cultural Constructs: Kotodama
and Fuudo.” In Japanese Identity: Cultural Analyses,
ed. by Peter Nosco. Denver: Center for Japan Studies, Teikyo
Loretto Heights University, p. 94-106.
1991. “The Concept of Kotodama in Edo Period Nativism,”
Annals, Southeast Conference, Association for Asian Studies,
XIII:71-80.
Courses Taught:
JPN 3730 Language in Japanese Society
JPN 4850 Structure of Japanese
JPT 4502 Japanese Folklore
LIN 7118 History of Linguistics
LIN xxxx Writing Systems
Lombardi Scholars Japan 2005
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