Saburo Aoki (born 1956) is a Japanese

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and member of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the

University of Tsukuba is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...

. He specializes in

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

semantics Semantics (from grc, σημαντικός ''sēmantikós'', "significant") is the study of reference, meaning, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy Philosophy (f ...

, and

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

. His research is mainly on cross-cultural communication and

comparative studies Cross-cultural studies, sometimes called holocultural studies or comparative studies, is a specialization in anthropology and sister sciences such as sociology, psychology, economics, political science that uses field data from many societies thr ...

of Japanese and French. He is the deputy of the

Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR) is located in University of Tsukuba. University of Tsukuba is known for the academic research center in Japan. ICR at the University of Tsukuba is seeking the ways to establis ...

(ICR).

Research keywords

*Cross-

linguistic Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

research on French and Japanese language *

Francophony The (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, french: La Francophonie , but also called International Organisation of in English-language context) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a ...

study *

Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is c ...

between

civilisations A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of State (polity), a state, social stratification, urban area, urbanization, and Symbol, symbolic systems of communication beyond natural language, natur ...

*Global negotiation *Research for development in Japanese language *

Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

and

society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...

Research projects

*(current) Contrastive Linguistics in French language and Japanese language *2012-2014 Center of Research for Development in Japanese Culture and Society *2011-2013 The Emerging Role of the Humanities in Our Present Changing Society

Career history

*2014- (current)

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warra ...

, Internationalization Promotion Office

, Director　　　 *2013- (current)

(ICR),　Deputy　　 *2013-2014 University of Tsukuba Global Commons,　Director *2011- (current) University of Tsukuba Faculty of Humanities ＆ Social Sciences, Professor *2011- (current) Europe-East Asia Education Program for Global Development in the Humanities and Social Sciences (TRANS), Management Committee *2008-2015 Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), Management Committee *2005-2011 University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Professor *2007- (current) Inter Faculty Education & Research Initiative (IFERI) Head of Management Committee *2004-2005 University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences, assistant professor *1993-2004 University of Tsukuba Institute of Literature & Linguistics, assistant professor *1986-1993 University of Tsukuba Institute of Literature & Linguistics, lecturer

Academic background

*1979-1980 Universite Paris 7 Departement de Linguistique (Linguistics), Completed *1977-1979 Universite de Besançon Faculty of Literature, Graduated

Degree

*1984-12 Docteur en linguistique

University of Paris 7 Paris Diderot University, also known as Paris 7 (french: Université Paris Diderot), was a French university located in Paris, France. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 universities in 197 ...

Academic societies

*2012 - (current) The Japanese Society for Global System and Ethics *1986 - (current) La Société Japonaise de Langue et Littérature Françaises *1986 - (current) Japanese Society Of French Linguistics * (current) Japanese Cognitive Linguistics Association

Major publications in English and French

''L'interprétation croisée d'une pratique de karaté: le conflit des fondations France/Japon''
Saburo Aoki,　2013 *''Cross-linguistic study of grammar - the Japanese and the French'', Saburo Aoki, 1989 *''La personne en japonais'' Junji Kawaguchi; France Dhorne; Saburo Aoki, 1995 *''« Triste » d’une langue à l’autre'' Saburo Aoki, 2005 *''Les études françaises au Japon'' Francine Thyrion; Jean René Klein; Saburo Aoki, 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aoki, Saburo 1956 births Living people Linguists from Japan People from Tokyo University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of Tsukuba Japanese expatriates in France