| FT-53430-05 | Research Programs: Summer Stipends | Noriko Watanabe | Japanese Script and Personal Names | 6/1/2005 - 8/31/2005 | $5,000.00 | Noriko | | Watanabe | | | | CUNY Research Foundation, Bernard Baruch College | New York | NY | 10010-5585 | USA | 2005 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Summer Stipends | Research Programs | 5000 | 0 | 5000 | 0 |
In my project on Japanese script and personal identity of names, I will examine the ways in which Japanese speakers relate to their complex writing system in everyday life, specifically in naming a newborn and determining its legal identity. Through discussions of the links between language ideology, legal restrictions on language use, and people's linguistic creativity, I intend to show the significance of the visual representation of a language and its impact on human life. This study will incorporate linguistic and cultural analyses of naming practices in contemporary Japan. I will use a name database, newspapers, magazines, court case reports, and interviews to conduct my research. |