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Lars Larm is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in Japanese language studies. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, focusing on Japanese semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, and supervises bachelor’s and master’s theses. His research interests encompass semantics and pragmatics, with a particular emphasis on modal expressions in Japanese. Larm's studies investigate the semantics and morphology associated with linguistically encoded subjectivity, exploring the grammatical categories of tense and aspect used to express modality. His research into Japanese modality has allowed him to engage deeply with the indigenous grammatical traditions of the language, fostering an academic dialogue surrounding the term 'chinjutsu,' which translates to 'predication' and is used in the context of modality and illocutionary force. In addition to his academic pursuits, Larm has contributed to various publications, including works on modal concord in Swedish and Japanese, and the examination of epistemic evidential markers in the teaching of Japanese within broader pedagogical contexts.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).