When Women Are in Charge: The Language Japanese Women Speak at Work
Keywords:
Japan, women, work, language, gender, powerAbstract
Though in percentages still very few, women active
in socially high and powerful positions are now an undeniable
part of the Japanese public sphere. In the business context,
these women make linguistic choices prompted by the necessity
to perform in their roles as professionals and act as legitimate
members of society. The resulting linguistic behaviour is reveal
ing of their personal experiences, as well as of socio-cultural
norms and expectations. Using analysis from fieldwork in To
kyo, the present article shows the importance of focusing not
only on so-called Japanese women's language but also on the
way women speak in Japan today.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2012 Claude-Eve Dubuc
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors contributing to Anthropologica agree to release their articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported license. This licence allows anyone to share their work (copy, distribute, transmit) and to adapt it for non-commercial purposes provided that appropriate attribution is given, and that in the event of reuse or distribution, the terms of this license are made clear.
Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal right of first publication.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
