基本説明
Many of the most important English vocabulary may already exist in native lexicons. This pioneering book examines Japanese lexical borrowing, clarifies the effect of cognates on foreign language acquisition, assesses Japanese cognates that correspond to high-frequency and academic English, and discusses using this resource in teaching. Extensive lists of loanword cognates are included.
Full Description
Throughout the world, the mother tongue fundamentally affects second language acquisition. Japanese contains thousands of loanwords, many based on the most useful types of English vocabulary. This book examines gairaigo -- Western loanwords in Japanese -- and its effect on L2 English acquisition. The first part introduces Japanese lexical borrowing. The second part resolves the "paradox of cognates" and clarifies the effect of gairaigo on English acquisition. The third part assesses the loanword cognates in Japanese that correspond to high-frequency and academic English. The fourth part focuses on barriers to utilizing this L1 resource. The epilogue presents general principles and suggestions for using gairaigo in teaching, and the appendix features useful lists of English/Japanese cognates. There are important pedagogic implications for wherever language contact has occurred.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
PART 1: Japan's Importation of English
1. The Assimilation of English into Japanese - A Historical and Linguistic Overview
2. Today's Generation of Gairaigo
PART 2: Gairaigo and Language Acquisition
3. Resolving the Paradox of Cognates
4. The Effect of Loanwords in Japanese on the Learning of English
PART 3: The Built-in Lexicons
5. Common Loanword Cognates for High-frequency and Academic English
6. Quantifying the Overlap and Quality of Japanese/English Cognates
PART 4: Exploiting Japanese Loanword Cognates
7. Barriers to Accessing Cognates
8. Extending Word Knowledge Within Word Families
Epilogue - New Horizons
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