Misao Okada
List of John Benjamins publications in which Misao Okada is involved.
Article
2025 Japanese turn-initial particle hai in instruction-compliance sequences in boxing Instructing Bodies, Keevallik, Leelo, Emily Hofstetter and Jan Lindström (eds.), pp. 127–166 | Article
This paper analyzes how language and body interact in boxing sparring sessions by focusing on the Japanese particle hai (lit. ‘yes’) as it occurs turn-initially in the first part of instruction-compliance sequences. Based on sequential and embodied analysis of 11 boxing sparring sessions, this… read more
