Ryoko Sasamoto
Dr
Ryoko Sasamoto, BA, MPhil, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS), and a member of Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS). Her research expertise is in the interdisciplinary area, working across different disciplines such as Pragmatics, Audiovisual Translation, Reception Studies, and Linguistics. She is particularly interested in communication of emotions using onomatopoeia, emoji and reaction GIFs, as well as pragmatics of AVT with a focus on telop and fansubbing. Her PhD supervision covers a range of related research areas, including an eye-tracking study of onomatopoeia in translated manga, the teaching of Kanji, developing students’ pragmatic competence in Japanese, the ethics and trust issues with translators in Japan, the use of multimodal artwork in language classroom, and research into fansubbing community in Thailand and China. The selected publication includes: Onomatopoeia: A Relevance-based Eye-Tracking Study of Digital Manga (co-authored, Journal of Pragmatics, 2021), The ‘hookability’ of multimodal impact captions A mixed-methods exploratory study (co-authored, Translation, Cognition and & Behaviour, 2021), Relevance, style and multimodality: Typographical Features as Stylistic Devices (co-authored, In: Relevance Theory and Figuration. John Benjamins, 2020), Onomatopoeia and Relevance: Communication of Impressions via Sound (Palgrave 2019), Contemporary Global Media Circulation based on Fan Translation: A particular case of Thai Fansubbing (co-authored, Discourse, Context and Media 2019), Argumentation, relevance theory and persuasion: An Analysis of onomatopoeia in Japanese publications using manga stylistics (International Review of Pragmatics, 2018), Telop, Affect, and Media Design: A Multimodal Analysis of Japanese TV Programs (Television and New Media 2017), and Onomatopoeia - Showing-word or Saying-word? Relevance Theory, lexis, and communication of impressions (Lingua 2016).
Dr Sasamoto would welcome applications from prospective PhD students interested in: communication of impressions and emotions (e.g. onomatopoeia, expressives, emoji, reaction GIFs), multimodal discourse (e.g. manga, anime, and text on screen), and Audiovisual Translation (fansubbing and creative titling). She is particularly interested in working with students who wish to adopt Relevance-theoretic approaches in their projects.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2023 | Marcet, E.; Sasamoto, R. (2023) 'Examining interlanguage pragmatics from a relevance-theoretic perspective: Challenges in L2 production'. Intercultural Pragmatics, 20 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Huang, B.; Cadwell, P.; Sasamoto, R. (2023) 'Challenging ethical issues of online ethnography: reflections from researching in an online translator community'. Translator, 29 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2022) 'Perceptual resemblance and the communication of emotion in digital contexts A case of emoji and reaction GIFs'. Pragmatics, . [Link] https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/prag.21058.sas | |
| 2022 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2022) 'Onomatopoeia, translation and relevance'. Pragmatics and Cognition, 28 (2):347-375. [Link] | |
| 2022 | Forde, Shane; Cadwell, Patrick; Sasamoto, Ryoko (2022) 'Navigating Agency and Professionalism in Translation and Interpreting: A Community of Practice of Coordinators for International Relations in Japan'. JOURNAL OF SPECIALISED TRANSLATION, 37 :160-181. | |
| 2021 | Rohan, Olivia; Sasamoto, Ryoko; O'Brien, Sharon (2021) 'Onomatopoeia: A relevance-based eye-tracking study of digital manga'. Journal of Pragmatics, 186 . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Sasamoto, R.; Doherty, S.; O’Hagan, M. (2021) 'The ‘hookability’ of multimodal impact captions A mixed-methods exploratory study of Japanese TV viewers'. Translation, Cognition and Behavior, 4 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Wongseree, Thandao; Minako O'Hagan and Ryoko Sasamoto (2019) 'Contemporary global media circulation based on fan translation: A particular case of Thai fansubbing'. Discourse, Context and Media, 32 :1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2019.100330 | |
| 2019 | McDonnell, D.P., Hunt, E., Griffin, L., & Sasamoto, R. (2019) 'Evaluating the Relationship between Multimedia Viewing, Sedentary Behavior, and Executive Function: a Systematic Review'. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, :1-15. | |
| 2018 | Rohan, Olivia; Sasamoto, Ryoko; Jackson, Rebecca (2018) 'Argumentation, Relevance Theory and persuasion An analysis of onomatopoeia in Japanese publications using manga stylistics'. International Review of Pragmatics, 10 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Moorkens, J.; Sasamoto, R. (2017) 'Productivity and lexical pragmatic features in a contemporary CAT environment: An exploratory study in english to Japanese'. Hermes (Denmark), . [Link] | |
| 2017 | Sasamoto, R.; O'Hagan, M.; Doherty, S. (2017) 'Telop, Affect, and Media Design: A Multimodal Analysis of Japanese TV Programs'. Television and New Media, 18 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Sasamoto, Ryoko; Jackson, Rebecca (2016) 'Onomatopoeia - Showing-word or Saying-word? Relevance Theory, lexis, and the communication of impressions'. Lingua, 175 . [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Sasamoto, R. (2016) 'Celebrating Shared Memories: Relevance, Multimodaility and the World of Yokai'. Irish Journal of Asian Studies, :63-76. [Link] | |
| 2016 | Ryoko Sasamoto; Wilson, Deirdre (2016) 'Little Words: Communication and procedural meaning'. Lingua, 175-176 :1-4. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Sasamoto, Ryoko (2014) 'Impact caption as a highlighting device: Attempts at viewer manipulation on TV'. DISCOURSE CONTEXT & MEDIA, 6 . | |
| 2008 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2008) 'Japanese discourse connectives dakara and sorede: A re-assessment of procedural meaning '. Journal of Pragmatics, :127-154. |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2021 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2021) 'Onomatopoeia, impressions and text on screen' In: Beyond Meaning. Amsterdam : John Benjamins. [Link] | |
| 2020 | R. Sasamoto & M O'Hagan (2020) 'Relevance, Style and Multimodality: Typographical Features as Stylistic Devices' In: Relevance Theory and Figuration. Amsterdam : John Benjamins. | |
| 2016 | Sasamoto, R & Doherty, S (in press) (2016) 'Towards the Optimal Use of Impact Captions on TV Programmes' In: Zhang, Q & O'Hagan, M(Eds.). Conflict and Communication: a Changing Asia in a Globalising World. : Nova. | |
| 2016 | Sasamoto, R.; Doherty, S. (2016) 'Towards the optimal use of impact captions on TV programmes' In: Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Language and Cultural Perspectives. [Link] | |
| 2016 | O'Hagan, M., Sasamoto, R. (2016) 'Crazy Japanese Subtitle? Shedding light on the impact of impact captions' In: Eyetracking and Applied Linguistics. London : Language Science Press. | |
| 2013 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2013) 'A Japanese Kana Choice as A Highlighting Device' In: Constructing the ‘Other’: Studies on Asian Issues. Asian Studies – Within and Without. Bremen : Europaischer Hochschulverlag. | |
| 2012 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2012) 'Silence in Ostensive Communication' In: In Yoshimura et al (eds) Observing Linguistic Phenomena. Tokyo : Eihosha. |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | R. Sasamoto (2019) 'How onomatopoeia links Nigella Lawson, Pokemon and Monster Munch' . [Link] | |
| 2018 | Dean McDonnell, Ryoko Sasamoto (2018) 'The relationship between sedentary screen viewing behaviour and executive function: a systematic review protocol' . [Link] | |
| 2013 | Kondo, Y.. Sasamoto, R (2013) 'Academic Japanese Course Development in Irish Higher Education' :97-106. | |
| 2013 | Kyoko Arai & Ryoko Sasamoto (2013) 'Advertising Brand Image Building by Using Weak Communication' 82 :51-62. | |
| 2004 | Ryoko Sasamoto (2004) '‘Dakara to Sorede-Kanrensei Riron no Siten Kara-’' 30 :43-68. |
Conference Contribution
Invited Seminars
Research Interests
Ryoko Sasamoto work in the framework of Sperber & Wilson's Relevance theory and Her research expertise is in the interdisciplinary area, working across different disciplines such as Pragmatics, Audiovisual Translation, Reception Studies, and Linguistics. She is particularly interested in communication of emotions using onomatopoeia, emoji and reaction GIFs, as well as pragmatics of AVT with a focus on telop and fansubbing. She is also interested in taking a mixed-method approach using eye tracking technology, multimodal analysis and cognitive pragmatics.