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Entangled SocietyObservatory of Consequences

CASE 01

Gyaru

When Language Becomes Body

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Observation / Hypothesis

Core Model

Language to Protocol

  1. 01

    Language

  2. 02

    Emotion

  3. 03

    Body

  4. 04

    Community

  5. 05

    Style

  6. 06

    Protocol

Language → Emotion → Body → Community → Style → Global Protocol

01. Language

01. Language

  • 主語の省略
  • 語尾によるニュアンス変化
  • オノマトペ
  • 短縮語
  • 音のリズム
  • 漢字・ひらがな・カタカナ・アルファベットの混在
  • 文脈による意味変化

Examples

02. Emotion

02. Emotion

Semantic Precision

vs

Emotional Synchronization

  • 良い
  • 悪い
  • 驚き
  • 危険
  • 面白さ
  • 感動

03. Body

03. Body

04. Community

04. Community

  • 情報伝達
  • 感情共有
  • 所属確認
  • 仲間判定
  • 世代差
  • 外部との差異化

Examples

05. Style

05. Style

  • ルーズソックス
  • 厚底
  • 茶髪
  • プリクラ
  • デコ文字
  • パラパラ
  • ギャルピース
  • ギャル語

Hypothesis

06. Global Mutation

06. Global Mutation

Hypothesis

Mutation Model

Origin to Circulation

  1. 01

    Origin

  2. 02

    Translation

  3. 03

    Mutation

  4. 04

    Circulation

Market

From Language to Market

Meaning Path

  1. 01

    Language

  2. 02

    Meaning

  3. 03

    Attention

  4. 04

    Behavior

  5. 05

    Market

Circulation Path

  1. 01

    言葉

  2. 02

    SNS

  3. 03

    アイドル

  4. 04

    音楽

  5. 05

    観光

  6. 06

    消費

07. Counter Hypotheses

07. Counter Hypotheses

  • ALanguage

    Language

  • BUrban Culture

    Urban Culture

  • CGirls' Community

    Girls' Community

  • DMedia

    Media

  • EConsumer Culture

    Consumer Culture

  • FEntanglement

    Entanglement

Cross-case Comparison

Related Cases

Current Case Axis

Language → Body

Connected Observatories

Connections

Research Questions

Research Questions

When does language become culture?