Professor

Nozomi Otsuka

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Faculty of Letters Department of Human Studies

Graduate School of Graduate School of Letters Humanities Major

Graduate School of Graduate School of Letters International Language Education Major

Specialized Field	Japanese Language Studies
Research theme	Research on Japanese multifunctional verbs
Subjects in charge	Introduction to Linguistics I & II, Sociolinguistics, Modern Japanese Grammar B, etc.
Seminar Theme	Japanese Language and Japanese Language Education
Main career, work history, and academic background	Niigata Prefecture March 1996: Graduated from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters of Letters, Soka University 2000.11: Graduated from the Doctoral Program in Linguistics at the Graduate School of Literature and Language, University of Tsukuba, withdrew from the program. Ph.D. (Linguistics) 2000.12～2005.3 Assistant, Faculty of Letters Niigata University 2005.4～Lecturer Faculty of Letters Soka University 2009.4～ Associate Professor 2015.4～ Professor
Affiliated academic societies and organizations	The Japanese Language Society, The Japanese Grammar Society, The Linguistic Society of Japan, etc.
Main Papers and Publications	"The Multifunctionality of '~ga aru' Sentences," Gengo Kenkyu, No. 125, March 2004, Linguistic Society of Japan "'Suru' and 'yaru': When non-action nouns take the 'wo' position," Japanese Language Science 12, October 2002, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
others	Hobby: Reading

Specialized Field	Japanese Language Studies Japanese Language Education
Research theme	Formalities of Modern Japanese Verbs Differences in modern Japanese synonyms
research content	I am researching the grammar of modern Japanese, focusing on formal verbs. A verb that does not express an action, a specific verb that lacks specificity, and grammatically does not function without the help of other elements, and yet is the most frequently used verb. What kind of properties does it have, and what is its place in the Japanese language? I also look at various phenomena in modern Japanese from the perspective of Japanese language education, placing importance on how to explain it to foreigners who are learning Japanese.
Research and Education Policy	We will continue to look at the structure and function of modern Japanese grammar. As we study these things together with our students, we hope that they will acquire the ability to objectively analyze, consider, and prove their ideas. To that end, both teachers and students will study together as researchers on an equal footing, sincerely, and advance on the path of academic research.
Message	Let's study hard together.

Specialized Field	Japanese Language Studies Japanese Language Education
Research theme	Formalities of Modern Japanese Verbs Differences in modern Japanese synonyms
research content	I am researching the grammar of modern Japanese, focusing on formal verbs. A verb that does not express an action, a specific verb that lacks specificity, and grammatically does not function without the help of other elements, and yet is the most frequently used verb. What kind of properties does it have, and what is its place in the Japanese language? I also look at various phenomena in modern Japanese from the perspective of Japanese language education, placing importance on how to explain it to foreigners who are learning Japanese.
Research and Education Policy	We will continue to look at the structure and function of modern Japanese grammar. As we study these things together with our students, we hope that they will acquire the ability to objectively analyze, consider, and prove their ideas. To that end, both teachers and students will study together as researchers on an equal footing, sincerely, and advance on the path of academic research.
Main career, work history, and academic background	University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Literature and Language Dropped out of doctoral program PhD (Linguistics)
Message	Let's study hard together.

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