JIU Josai International University
Tomohiko Yoshida
YOSHIDA Tomohiko
Professor (Comparative Culture Major)
area of expertise: Linguistics, Japanese linguistics, semantics/pragmatics and related fields
Main subjects
Japanese Cultural Research (Language) A/B, Japanese Cultural Seminars I-IV
Research Themes and Keywords
Demonstratives, deixis, history of Research on demonstratives, semantic analysis
Final academic background/degree
Graduate Graduate School of Humanities University of Tokyo, Department of Cultural Research, Linguistics, area of expertise Program, Completed course completion / Master's degree (Literature)
Affiliated academic society
Linguistic Society of Japan, Society for Expression Studies
Major achievements
Tomohiko Yoshida (2024) "Nouns and pronouns in W. G. Aston's 'Japanese colloquial grammar': A comparison between the 3rd edition of 'Japanese colloquial grammar' and 'Japanese literary grammar'," Journal of Josai Josai International University, Vol. 32-2, pp. 1-22.
Tomohiko Yoshida (2021) "Revision of the 'Non-inflected Key Words' in W. G. Aston's 'Literary Grammar': Changes in the Perspective of Description and Reorganization of the System of Personal Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns" Bulletin of Josai International University, No. 29-2, pp. 117-143.
Yoshida, Tomohiko (2010) "Kosoado as a Research history: from Sakuma Kanae's rhythm Research to demonstrative theory" in Ueno Yoshimichi (ed.), 12 chapters on Japanese language Research (pp. 224-236), Meiji Shoin.
Kato, Shigehiro and Yoshida, Tomohiko (2004) 51 Questions to Understand Japanese Language, Research.
Yoshida, Tomohiko (2001) "On direction and directional demonstratives," in Yamada, Susumu, Kikuchi, Yasuto, and Momiyama, Yosuke (eds.), Japanese: The Landscape of Meaning and Grammar - A Collection of Essays in Commemoration of the 70th Birthday of Professor Kunihiro, pp. 193-209, Hitsuji Shobo.
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extracurricular activities
Joint Research Fellow, Research for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2013-2015)
Social contribution activities
In charge of "Language and Communication" at Prefectural Naruto High School 2017 "Tsukumo Time 'Multicultural Coexistence'". Chiba Prefecture Collaborative Project Evaluation Committee (Second term 2008-2009, Third term 2009-2010).