Linguistic manifestation of gender reinforcement through the use of the Japanese term kawaii
This paper examines the Japanese work kawaii 'cute'. Young Japanese women frequently say kawaii to express positive feelings towards objects or people. Scholars suggest that Japanese women are making kawaii a part of female gender identity. From a linguistic perspective kawaii is not lexic...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34769 |