2017, Vol., No.53

The Japanese Language Association of Korea 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.0

pISSN : 1229-7275
https://journal.kci.go.kr/jlak

A typical computer usage in Japanese linguistics is relating to how to use various application softwares. Programming (to make an executable software) is far from the application software, but is very important and essential in some research themes. In some cases of research process, we often create a new and original idea, which must be represented as a software in order to understand its behavior. Execution of the software yields some outputs and helps us to rethink the idea. In this paper, three examples of my researches are picked up and explained from the viewpoint of programming. Reciprocal Averaging and n-way Reciprocal Averaging are useful for the analysis of crosstables. They include numeric calculation and are widely applicable to various data. They sometimes propose the researchers some tendencies observed in the data. Automatic Isogloss Drawing is a method of drawing isoglosses (curved lines which indicate borders of some dialect forms) in various linguistic maps, which is now under consideration and on the process of research. It generates objective isoglosses based on a specific algorithm. Most isoglosses were drawn manually based on subjectve decisions by past researchers. They must be reconsidered and reconfirmed through comparing to the result of Automatic Isogloss Drawing.

In this study, we surveyed 2,964 people from Korea and Japan, and analyzed the factors affecting images and the degree of their preference for country, people and language. The results show: 1. From the viewpoint of consciousness, Korean showed more interest in Japan, than Japanese did in Korea. Specifically, Japanese and Korean were equally interested in each other’s pop cultures and travel each other’s countries. The Korean younger generation showed high interest in Japanese animations and games. 2. From the viewpoint of experience, Koreans were more likely to visit Japan than Japanese to visit Korea. And, 50% of Koreans surveyed have learned the Japanese language, while only 10% of Japanese who was surveyed have learned the Korean language. 3. From the viewpoint of information, both Korean and Japanese obtained information about each other’s country on domestic TV and the Internet. In particular, TV is the most powerful source of information in Japan, whereas the Internet is in Korea. 4. The Japanese tended not to make an expression that they like or dislike Korea, Korean people, and the Korean language. On the other hand, Koreans tended to have negative impressions of Japan, and to show less negative impressions of Japanese people.

A”; a Chinese, “B”; and a Taiwanese, “C”, and compares the special features of each learner. According to the results, the Korean, “A”, had no interest in Japanese people before learning the Japanese language, and held a negative image of Japan since learning historical facts during his junior high school days. Although “A” formed a positive image of Japanese people through personal encounters with Japanese people while studying abroad in Japan, the image reverted back to a negative one since finding a job in Japan and following personal encounters with Japanese people in his company. The Chinese, “B”, came to hold a positive image of Japanese people through literary works, etc. even before learning the Japanese language, and the positive image remained after studying abroad in Japan. The Taiwanese, “C”, came to hold a positive image of Japanese people through Japanese dramas prior t43 o learning the Japanese language, and had a kind image of Japanese people he met while travelling in Japan. Furthermore, he met Japanese people during graduate school after studying abroad in Japan, and found that many of them behaved inefficiently. Those people, and the Japanese people he met during part-time work, gave “C” a negative image of Japanese people as being cold people whose internal heart and external attitudedo not match. Whereas "B" currently has a positive image of Japanese people, "A" and "C" hold a strong negative image. Also, as to the cause for such changes in image, it could be seen that personal experience acted to have effects, and that the image of Japanese people formed through personal experience was diffused into images of Japanese people as a whole.