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The Usage Models and Voice in the Japanese Constitution : The English and the Japanese Versions in Contrast
Tanizawa, Yasushi
Uechi, Yasusada
open access
modal
voice conversion
English version
the Japanese Constitutio
Judeo-Christioan tradition
This paper aims to contrasutothe usage of modals and noice used in the English and the Japanese versions of the Japanise Constitution. In the first part, we focus on how differently the modals "shall" and "will" are used mainly in human rights articles and Article9. In the second part, we discuss why there is noice cinversion between the Engilish and the Japanese versions. That is, the passive voice in the English version changes into the active in the Japanese. Four possible reations, from legal, philosophical and grammatical perspectives are analyzed.
紀要論文
The American Studies Center of the University of the Ryukyus
琉球大学アメリカ研究センター
2005
eng
departmental bulletin paper
VoR
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12000/6783
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12000/6783
https://u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2004002
1349-1032
AA12001323
The Okinawan Journal of American Studies
2
43
50
https://u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/2004002/files/KJ00004187950.pdf