The Influence of Mass Media on the Modern Japanese Language
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Language level, neologism, phonetic adaptation, stylistic figure, syntactic construction
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The purpose of this study is to examine the key influence of mass media on different language levels based on analysing several modern newspapers and magazines published in Japan. The article uses the following methods of analysis: structural analysis, lexical and semantic analysis, stylistic analysis, analytical and synthetic method, and contextual analysis. The results of the study showed that the most noticeable influence of mass media on the modern Japanese language was observed at the lexical and stylistic levels and less noticeable – at the phonetic, word-forming, morphological, and syntactic levels. Phonetic changes in the Japanese press were associated with the adaptation of non-equivalent vocabulary from European languages using the Japanese alphabet (katakana). At the word-forming level, the changes concerned primarily uncharacteristic derivational units that came to Japanese from English, and at the morphological level, the influence was conducted mainly through the demonstration of samples of the correct use of case endings, tenses and coordination of parts of speech. At the syntactic level, there was a variety of syntactic constructions, in particular, to expand the content, introduce additional sentences, and change the topic of conversation. The stylistic influence of mass media on the Japanese language system consisted in the use of artistic tropes and stylistic figures, in particular, metaphors, hyperbole, and periphery, which can be considered patterns for communicative behaviour.
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Kim, S. (2023). Measuring international presence in Japanese online media: Content analysis of Yahoo! News. Advances in Journalism and Communication, 11, 201-208.
Krylova-Grek, Y. (2021). Linguistic expression of journalist’s personality in media text. In Proceedings of the 16th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Psycholinguistics in a Modern World” (pp. 155-159). Pereiaslav: G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
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Levchenko, T.M. (2022). The influence of extra linguistic factors on the language of modern mass communication. Scientific notes of V.I. Vernadsky TNU, 33(72), 60-64.
Lomachynsky, B. (2023). Ukrainian and international experience of formation of information competences by means of library practices. Society. Document. Communication, 8(3), 22-33.
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Romaniuk, O., & Yavorska, L. (2022). Complimenting behaviour in young adults’ first impression scripts. Analele Universitatii din Craiova - Seria Stiinte Filologice, Lingvistica, 44(1-2), 168–187.
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Spry, D. (2013). New media in Korea and Japan. Cyber Asia and the New Media, 18(2), 10-15.
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Steel, G., & Kohama, N. (2022). Populism and the print media: The case of Japan. Japanese Journal of Political Science, 23(4), 363-387.
Takano, S. (2021). Lifespan “Changes from above” in the standardization of Japanese regional dialects: Levels of grammar, lexical properties and community characteristics. Language Variation and Change, 33(3), 297-329.
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Varenko, V. (2023). Modelling of library activity: Analytical tools. Library Science. Record Studies. Informology, 4, 49–55.
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Youmiri Shimbun. (2023a). Visit Cambodia Caravan to learn with all five senses… Seijo Junior High School. https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/support/information/CO036487/20231106-OYT8T50014/
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Zlenko, А., Miroshnichenko, D., Liashchenko, Yu., & Zlenko, Ya. (2023). Efficiency of remote access services by global libraries. Society. Document. Communication, 8(3), 44-54.
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Anistratenko, L., Asadchykh, O., Bukriienko, A., Komarnytska, T., & Komisarov, K. (2024). The Influence of Mass Media on the Modern Japanese Language. JURNAL ARBITRER, 11(2), 131–143. https://doi.org/10.25077/ar.11.2.131-143.2024
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