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Dr.
Shoji Azuma
東照二
Born(1956-02-14)14 February 1956
Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materWaseda University
Occupation(s)Sociolinguist, professor, Ski Instructor,[1] Author
AwardsConsul-General of Japan Commendation Award (2021)[2]

Shoji Azuma (東 照二、1956年 – ）is a Japanese sociolinguist, ski instructor,[1] Author[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and Professor of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.[10]

Background

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Shoji Azuma was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Suzu City, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1978 with a degree in English Studies. In 1987, he received a Masters in Linguistics from the University of Utah and in 1991, a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Texas. He has served as a professor at Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science in Kyoto, Japan and at the University of Utah School of Linguistics in Salt Lake City, Utah. His specialty is sociolinguistics and has made multiple appearances on major Japanese media outlets[11] where he provides commentary on political speeches[12][13] from a academic perspective.[14]

On 28 July 2021 Shoji received the Consul-General's Award from the Consulate-General of Japan in Denver for his contributions towards friendship between Japan and the USA.[2]

Publications

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  • (1990) A Frame Based Processing Model of Code-Switching.[15]
  • (1997) Speech accommodation and Japanese Emperor Hirohito[16]
  • (1997) Lexical Categories and Code-Switching: A Study of Japanese/English Code-Switching in Japan [17]
  • (1998) How do Japanese say No in the Written Mode? [18]
  • (2011) Soapbox Speeches in the Summer of Seiken Kōtai.[19]
  • (2014) Japanese Earthquake Slogans and the Persistence of Wakimae ('discernment')[20]
  • (2015) How Do Strangers Speak on a Ski Lift in North American Ski Resorts? – A Discourse Analysis of Small Talk[1]
  • (2022) A Study of Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe's Speaking Style in 2020: Listener-Oriented or Speaker-Oriented?[21]
  • (2022) Japanese Americans and generational tension: a case of the ethnic press the Utah Nippoo during World War II [22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Azuma, Shoji (2015). "スキーリフトに乗り合わせた北米の初対面の人たちは，どのように会話をするのか？" [How Do Strangers Speak on a Ski Lift in North American Ski Resorts? - A Discourse Analysis of Small Talk]. Journal of Ski Science. 12 (1). Japan Society of Ski Sciences: 3–14. doi:10.14845/jskisciences.12.1_3. ISSN 1349-449X. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Shoji Azuma, Professor of Linguistics at Utah University receives Consul-General's Award (July 28, 2021)". Consulate-General of Japan in Denver. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ Azuma, Shoji (20 January 2009). What Leading Means – The War of Words (in Japanese). Kenkyusha.
  4. ^ Azuma, Shoji (10 March 1994). Polite English, Rude English (in Japanese). Kenkyusha.
  5. ^ Azuma, Shoji (20 May 2014). Why do certain people get heard more? ~Public Speaking and How to Learn it~ (in Japanese). Kobunsha.
  6. ^ Azuma, Shoji (20 November 2009). Sociolinguistics 101: The Exciting World of Living Words (in Japanese) (Revised ed.). Kenkyusha. ISBN 978-4-327-40157-3.
  7. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 August 2000). Bilingualism - Is a second language possible (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-149515-9.
  8. ^ Azuma, Shoji; Nishikage, Hiroko; Ogawa, Kunihiko (1 July 1995). Japanese Society and Economy - Moderate to Advanced Japanese (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kenkyusha Publishing. ISBN 978-4-327-38437-1.
  9. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 December 1999). Studying Abroad in the USA - Without these Words, You won't make it past your first day! (in Japanese). Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4-7700-2470-1.
  10. ^ "SHOJI AZUMA - Teaching - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah". faculty.utah.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 April 2009). Obama from a Linguist's Perspective: Words that Move People (in Japanese). NHK. ISBN 978-4-14-088288-7.
  12. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 June 2010). Sociolinguistics and Politics (in Japanese). Minerva Publishing. ISBN 978-4-623-05781-8.
  13. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 July 2006). Analyzing the Linguistic Abilities of Modern Political Leaders (in Japanese). Kenkyusha. ISBN 978-4-327-37697-0.
  14. ^ Azuma, Shoji (15 June 2007). A linguist dissects a politician (in Japanese). Bungei-Shunju Publishing. ISBN 978-4-16-369230-2.
  15. ^ Azuma, Shoji; Myers-Scotton, Carol (1990). "A frame based processing model of code-switching". Chicago Linguistic Society. 26 (1): 307–322.
  16. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1997). "Speech accommodation and Japanese Emperor Hirohito". Discourse & Society. 8 (2): 189–202. doi:10.1177/0957926597008002003. ISSN 0957-9265. JSTOR 42888108.
  17. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1997). "Lexical Categories and Code-Switching: A Study of Japanese/English Code-Switching in Japan". The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 31 (2): 1–24. doi:10.2307/489656. JSTOR 489656.
  18. ^ Azuma, Shoji. "How do Japanese say No in the Written Mode?". The Academy of Managerial Communications Journal: 18–29.
  19. ^ Azuma, Shoji (2011). "Soapbox Speeches in the Summer of Seiken Kōtai". Japanese Language and Literature. 45 (1): 141–167.
  20. ^ Azuma, Shoji (2014). "Japanese Earthquake Slogans and the Persistence of Wakimae ('discernment')" (PDF). University of Vaasa, Finland. 3. VAKKI Publications: 46–57.
  21. ^ Azuma, Shoji (2022). "A Study of Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe's Speaking Style in 2020: Listener-Oriented or Speaker-Oriented?" (PDF). Athens Journal of Mass Media & Communications. 8 (3): 201–218. doi:10.30958/ajmmc.8-3-4.
  22. ^ Azuma, Shoji (1 January 2022). "Japanese Americans and generational tension: a case of the ethnic press the Utah Nippoo during World War II". International Journal of the Sociology of Language (273): 57–80. doi:10.1515/ijsl-2021-0012. ISSN 1613-3668.
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