Japanese Studies. Issue 3

Author: Editorial Committee of Journal of Japanese Studies
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Journal of Japanese Studies Issue 3 has returned to readers. This issue includes 1 invited paper, 18 submitted papers, and 2 book reviews, totaling 21 articles. The number greatly exceeds the previous two issues, which is a result of strong support from Japanese researchers both domestically and internationally, as well as the attention the journal has received since its first issue was published. Regarding research methodologies, several papers in this issue present new and increasingly popular approaches in linguistic research. Dài Bǎoyù's (Japanese Corpora and Japanese Studies) introduces the author's meticulously compiled corpus (4 million words in total) and highlights how corpora can assist in the scientific development of teaching materials, contribute to vocabulary and grammar research, and provide deeper insights into and explanations of linguistic phenomena. The author also applies the corpus to study the issue of "subject-object distinction" in Japanese verbs. Finally, attentive readers will notice that many papers in this issue mention in their notes that they benefited from valuable feedback provided by anonymous reviewers after submission or from the corrections and suggestions of fellow scholars during presentations at seminars or research conferences, leading to more scientific and reasonable revisions. The establishment of this scientific and rigorous academic atmosphere, as well as the institutional mechanisms to ensure it, is what scholars both domestically and internationally hope to see—a new trend that reflects the vitality and growth of Japanese studies in China.