Overview
Overview
Overview
Research on linguistic theory exploring the possibilities for mutual understanding in society
About the Project
What is true and what is not true is by no means self-evident as we see from events in contemporary society. Yet, if we fail to recognize obvious falsehoods, then our acts of communication and speech come to nothing. This situation poses a fundamental problem for society as well as for the social sciences and theoretical linguistics. Today’s tools of communication impact not only the ways in which we communicate but also the relationship between people’s knowledge and beliefs. While paying close attention to how these changes are affecting communication and language, this project will conduct linguistic analyses and develop new theories concerning the relationship between a person’s knowledge and their beliefs. Within the context of global studies, this research will seek to reexamine the foundations of communication, that is, what makes communication possible and what causes it to fail.
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Team
Principal Investigator
MORI Yoshiki
Department of Language and Information Science (Professor)
Research Member
Klaus von Heusinger
Universität zu Köln, Philosophische Fakultät (ordentlicher Professor)
OKANO Shinya
Chiba University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (part-time lecturer)
HIRAYAMA Hitomi
Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University (lecturer)
ITO Katsumasa
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Global Education Osaka Metropolitan University (lecturer)
YAMAZAKI Yuto
Mie University, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics (specially appointed lecturer)
HAYASHI Noritsugu
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Student)
FUJII Shungo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Student)
TAKAHATA Akari
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Student)
MIYATA Mizuho
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Student)
YUN Seongrak
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Student)