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Masako Hiraga

Home Country

The Interplay of Metaphor and Iconicity in the Evolution of Kanji: A Cognitive Approach

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Academic Year

Dates

September 2006 - May 2007

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

The Interplay of Metaphor and Iconicity in the Evolution of Kanji: A Cognitive Approach

Scholar Information

Grantee

Masako Hiraga

Title

Professor

Institution

Rikkyo University (saint Paul's University)

Department

Department of Sociology, Graduate School of Intercultural Communication

Host Institutions

Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Faculty

Dr. Eve Sweetser

Host Department

Department of Linguistics