Research
Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Metroethnicity, Semiotics, Languages of Japan, Multilingualism, Language and Education, Medical/Scientific Languages.
Consultancies and Reports
Brand Semiotics for: Body Shop, Unilever, The Gold Council, Max Factor, Liptons, Nokia.
Academic Awards/Grants
1. Julius Scholarship in Linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981
2. The English-Speaking Union, 1st Prize. Best Academic Paper of the Year ("English as an
International Language of Medicine," Presented at Buckingham Palace, London. 1986.
3. Vans Dunlop Fellowship in Linguistics, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, 1982-84.
4. Japanese Government Research Grant, Immigration and Immigrant Languages, 2009-2013.
5. Nominated Candidate of Linguapax Asia for Linguapax Award 2014.
6. 'Kakenhi' (Government of Japan Research Grant) 'Multilingualism in Japan' 2015-2021
7. Friends of ICU Award, 20021
Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Metroethnicity, Semiotics, Languages of Japan, Multilingualism, Language and Education, Medical/Scientific Languages.
Consultancies and Reports
Brand Semiotics for: Body Shop, Unilever, The Gold Council, Max Factor, Liptons, Nokia.
Academic Awards/Grants
1. Julius Scholarship in Linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981
2. The English-Speaking Union, 1st Prize. Best Academic Paper of the Year ("English as an
International Language of Medicine," Presented at Buckingham Palace, London. 1986.
3. Vans Dunlop Fellowship in Linguistics, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, 1982-84.
4. Japanese Government Research Grant, Immigration and Immigrant Languages, 2009-2013.
5. Nominated Candidate of Linguapax Asia for Linguapax Award 2014.
6. 'Kakenhi' (Government of Japan Research Grant) 'Multilingualism in Japan' 2015-2021
7. Friends of ICU Award, 20021