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YOU GOTTA HAVE "WA"

Homework Questions for Chapter 6

1. Explain some of the linguistic breakdowns that occur in Japanese baseball because of the interpreters.

2. Give some examples of English baseball slang.

3. Give some examples of Japanese baseball slang.

4. Explain why Japanese baseball management thought that American baseball players complained too much.

5. Explain the situation when Charlie Manuel called the manager and coaches by their first name. Why was his behavior inappropriate?

6. Explain the following quote:

Indeed, some might say the most important function of an interpreter is not the translation of a foreigner's remarks, but the judicious laundering of them.