The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the existence of significant differences regarding the way in which speech is organized in Japanese and in Spanish, specifically regarding the frequency and use of subordinate clauses, so as to verify the textual stylistic differences between both languages. In order to do that, the syntactic complexity of each was measured by applying some of Kellog Hunt’s Syntactic Indexes (1970). Texts in Japanese and Spanish, written by “linguistically competent adults”—academics, writers, columnists, etc.—(Véliz, 1999) were compared and displayed within two text types: expositive and argumentative (Hatim & Mason, 1995 [1990]). The results show that, in fact, there are significant differences, since the texts ...
In this paper, I will explore the differences in organization and paragraph movement between Japanes...
In the emerging field of cross-linguistic studies on language production, one particularly interesti...
It is often said that speeches and writings vary greatly with regard to vocabulary and grammar. Howe...
The following article deals with the differences between Japanese and Spanish text structure and the...
Japanese is a language that uses primarily formal means, like the use of the particle wa (は), to mar...
The aim of this study is to describe and explain the cultural and linguistic differences between the...
Insubordination describes the phenomenon that a subordinate clause is used independently as a main c...
Insubordination describes the phenomenon that a subordinate clause is used independently as a main c...
En estas páginas voy a escribir sobre algunas dificultades de la lengua japonesa desde la perspectiv...
This study compared the features of Japanese EFL learners' (JEFL) English texts (N = 22), with those...
International audienceThis paper proposes that the Japanese spoken language can be analyzed based on...
In an attempt to characterize sentence structures in the written compositions by non-native speakers...
This paper focuses on the performance of substantive subordination in Spanish written texts. The art...
International audienceIn this paper, based on analysis of lead sentences from television news progra...
This paper attempts to compare the organizational differences of paragraphs in expository essays wri...
In this paper, I will explore the differences in organization and paragraph movement between Japanes...
In the emerging field of cross-linguistic studies on language production, one particularly interesti...
It is often said that speeches and writings vary greatly with regard to vocabulary and grammar. Howe...
The following article deals with the differences between Japanese and Spanish text structure and the...
Japanese is a language that uses primarily formal means, like the use of the particle wa (は), to mar...
The aim of this study is to describe and explain the cultural and linguistic differences between the...
Insubordination describes the phenomenon that a subordinate clause is used independently as a main c...
Insubordination describes the phenomenon that a subordinate clause is used independently as a main c...
En estas páginas voy a escribir sobre algunas dificultades de la lengua japonesa desde la perspectiv...
This study compared the features of Japanese EFL learners' (JEFL) English texts (N = 22), with those...
International audienceThis paper proposes that the Japanese spoken language can be analyzed based on...
In an attempt to characterize sentence structures in the written compositions by non-native speakers...
This paper focuses on the performance of substantive subordination in Spanish written texts. The art...
International audienceIn this paper, based on analysis of lead sentences from television news progra...
This paper attempts to compare the organizational differences of paragraphs in expository essays wri...
In this paper, I will explore the differences in organization and paragraph movement between Japanes...
In the emerging field of cross-linguistic studies on language production, one particularly interesti...
It is often said that speeches and writings vary greatly with regard to vocabulary and grammar. Howe...