Multiculturalism and the Question of Identity : A Perspective on Japanese Names

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This study specifically examines the inversion of Japanese names in an English-speaking environment. In some nations, citizens' surnames are asserted first in their native language as in Japan, but it seems not always the case that they state their given names first in an English-speaking environment. This phenomenon has been examined in many ways and solved appropriately in an increasingly multicultural world. Retaining the original name order by capitalising the surname is one solution. The Council on The Japanese Language in December 2000 (Kokugo Shingikai) supported the idea of maintaining the Japanese name order in English. Names are the linguistic representation of identity. They serve as important registers of both individual subjectivity and social belonging. It seems that this issue is related closely to the construction of cultural identity. It is said that the political and economic relationships with English-speaking countries are closely related to the Japanese acceptance of English and English education. Furthermore, it involves the problem of English as an international language as a whole in an increasingly globalised and multicultural society.
鈴鹿工業高等専門学校の論文
2006-02-28