The word, "skinship" , despite appearance, is not English and does not appear in any English dictionary. However, this word is used frequently in Japan to refer to the closeness and, particularly, the bodily contact between a mother and her baby. In this paper I wish to show that: ( ...
The popularity of these words has surged alongside the remarkable growth of the K-pop fandom and the influence of Asian English speakers who introduce variations in spelling and meaning. Ultimately, this study delves into the pragmatic borrowing of Korean words by English speakers worldwide, ...
The Meaning and Role of Caring Animals in a School : Focusing on Implication of Skinship 山口 聡美 教育学研究年報 (31), 17-37, 2012-09 山口,聡美 - 教育学研究年報 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 A Cultural Communicative Description on the Korean Skinships The purpose of this study is to examine...
The paper explores the cultural meaning of touch in Japanese bodily intimacy, particularly where the child is under five years old, and presents an embodied and sensuous understanding of the touch which informs parent-child relationships as the child grows older. Certain phenomenological tools are ...