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Food and Drink in “Katakana English” Differences with U. S. English BY Tomoko Nakayama ? A SHORT PAPER ? IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE OF SEMINAR 1 (World Englishes) Kumamoto Gakuen University Foreign Language Department English Course ? ? ? ? SUPERVISOR:? Judy Yoneoka Kumamoto Gakuen University Oe 2-5-1 Kumamoto Japan 6/14/2004 This paper consists of approximately?1347 words  Introduction In Japan, the number of words from foreign languages like English which are used in our daily life is very huge. We borrow and use such foreign words as Japanese. English is the main resource of all the foreign languages. Now, English is used as a common language all over the world. There is a lot of English in our daily life. The 21st century is the global period. Japan takes in English as a second language in our life. English which is used in Japanese is transformed into Katakana and it comes in smoothly around our daily life. Thus, Katakana English is used in a sense of “New Japanese”. More than 10 percent of Japanese that is used at present is Katakana English. About 80 percent of these are English words. Japanese people take in foreign language into Japanese positively. Katakana English applies the language as which has a feeling of a particular Japan. Especially English that relates to food, clothing and shelter is often transformed into Japanese. In this paper, specific examples of English related to Food (section Ⅱ) and Drink (section Ⅲ) will be introduced. Food Food is the most familiar existence in our daily life. We touch food everyday, and eat food. This section introduces katakana English used in food, and compares it with U.S. English. Cake (ケーキ) Although “Cake” which we say in English means the whole cake collected into a circle, each cake after being cut is called “A Piece of Cake” instead of “Cake”. On the other hand, “Japanese Cake (ケーキ)” means both of these. Japanese people will be reminded of “Decorated Cakes