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English Literature and Language
This program offers in-depth studies in literature, language and culture in the English-speaking world. By preparing papers for presentation in the Konan English Literary Society(https://www.konan-u.ac.jp/hp/els/) and working towards their theses, students are enabled to deepen and enrich their knowledge in their chosen field. Classes are kept small to ensure maximum participation in discussion and provide a high level of personal guidance from faculty members.
(For more information on the linguistics section of the program, please see the Konan Psychling website.(https://www.konan-u.ac.jp/hp/els/psychling/))
Name | Title | Research areas | Research conten |
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MARTIN, Andrew | Professor | Phonology, Psycholinguistics | I specialize in phonology and psycholinguistics. I mainly study how infants learn phonological patterns, using a combination of computational modeling and statistical analysis. I am particularly interested in the role played by probabilistic generalizations in phonological grammars. I also work on the phonetic characteristics of infant-directed speech. My research focuses on Japanese, but I also utilize data from a range of languages. |
DUFFIELD, Nigel G. | Professor | Syntax, Crosslinguistic Variation, Psycholinguistics (First and Second Language Acquisition; Language Processing) | Formal research on grammatical variation within and across languages, with particular reference to Modern Irish and Vietnamese phrase-structure; comparative studies of grammar acquisition by children and adults. |
NAKATANI, Kentaro | Professor | Semantics, Psycholinguistics | My research interest lies in the mechanisms of human language that should reside in human brain. I'm especially interested in (i) the lexicon-syntax interface and (ii) the real time language comprehension and its relation to the use of memory resources. |
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INOSE, Kumie | Professor | Modern British History / British Imperial History | Gender History |
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AKIMOTO, Takafumi | Professor | American Literature | The Parallel Relationship between the Changes in American Paper Currency System and the Imagination in American Fiction; Comparative Study of Jewish Imagination in American and Israeli Jewish Fiction |