バーズ　キース   BARRS, Keith   BARRS, Keith    所属   広島修道大学  人文学部    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2011/09
形態種別	学術論文
査読	査読有り
標題	Unlocking the Encoded English Vocabulary in the Japanese Language
執筆形態	単著
掲載誌名	English Today
巻・号・頁	27(3),pp.15-20
概要	The Japanese linguistic landscape is a dynamically vibrant area with words and phrases appearing in a vast array of locations written in a wide range of scripts, fonts, sizes and colours, and all serving a complex and interconnected array of functions. Immediately striking an observer of these contexts is the fact that, although the Japanese language has a highly complex writing system incorporating an admixture of logographic, syllabic and alphabetic characters, a great many of the words and phrases in Japanese social contexts are transcribed in Latin alphabet characters. Because the vast majority of these lexical items are either direct imports of words from the English language (often termed ‘loanwords' or ‘borrowings') or domestic creations based on English vocabulary, those who are familiar with the English language can be assisted in their orientation around Japan by this pervasive use of English-based vocabulary.