History of the English Language

Language Change

historical linguistics

corpus linguistics

Humanities & social sciences, English linguistics

Humanities & social sciences, Linguistics

Apr. 2018 - Present
Nihon University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, Assistant Professor

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, Research Institute for Humanities, Research associate

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, Distance Learning Division, Part-time lecturer

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, College of Risk Management, Part-time lecturer

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Part-time lecturer

Oct. 2014 - Mar. 2018
Tokyo City University, Foreign Language Education Center, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Part-time lecturer

Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017
Saitama Medical University, Faculty of Health and Medical Care, Part-time lecturer

Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2016
University of Toronto, The Dictionary of Old English, Centre for Medieval Studies, Visiting Scholar

Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017
Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, English Language and Literature

Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2014
Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, English Language and Literature

Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2012
Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Department of English Language and Literature

Apr. 2006 - Dec. 2008
Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, 医学科

Apr. 2025 - Present
Secretary (East Branch), The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Apr. 2025 - Present
Accounting auditor, The English Literary Society of Nihon University

Nov. 2023 - Present
Officer (Treasurer), Modern English Association

Apr. 2019 - Present
Committee member, The English Literary Society of Nihon University

Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021
Officer (Treasurer), The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Dating Historical Texts Using Random Forest Regression (Accepted)
Nobuko Imataki; Yuichiro Kobayashi
Grammaticalization and Grammatical Change: Modern English Association Research Series, May 2026, Refereed
Lead

The Effects of Chunking Instruction on Eye Movements and Reading Comprehension of EFL Science and Engineering Students
Nobuko Imataki; Shota Okuyama; Jun Toyotani
Journal of Japan Society of Directories, Mar. 2025, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Analyzing Disciplinary Variation in Abstracts: Linguistic Features Across Scientific and Technical Fields
Nobuko Imataki; Yuichiro Kobayashi
Linguistics and Literature Studies, Dec. 2024, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Designing Courses for Interdisciplinary Inquiry-Based Learning from the Perspective of SDGs II: Developing a Discussion Material for TBL to Foster Thorough Critical Thinking Skills
Jun MADA; Hiromichi ASAMOTO; Nobuko IMATAKI; Hironaga AKITA; Hitoshi SHIBAYAMA; Tomoki TAKAHASHI; Kentarou MORI; Masakazu MATSUMOTO
Journal of JSEE, Jul. 2024, Refereed

Designing Courses for Interdisciplinary Inquiry-Based Learning from The Perspective of SDGs: Evaluating Course Effects on a Large Class of Students Taking a First-Year Engineering Program
間田潤; 朝本紘充; 今滝暢子; 秋田紘長; 新井健一; 大熊康典; 大坂直樹; 菊地俊紀; 北島雄一郎; 小林奈央樹; 柴山均; 高橋智輝; 髙寄正樹; 三浦慎一郎; 南澤宏明; 森健太郎; 松本真和
Journal of JSEE, Mar. 2024, Refereed

Between Shall and Will: A Comparative Study of Shall and Will in Early Modern English
Nobuko Imataki
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, Mar. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Word Order in Genitive Construction with Quantifiers: in the Old English Orosius
Nobuko Imataki
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, Mar. 2020, Refereed
Lead

Genitive Constructions in Matthew: from a Diachronic Perspective
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2017, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Preterite-present Verbs in Beowulf
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary Will
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Report on the State of English Courses in the College of Industrial Technology
Nobuko Imataki; Michelle Johnson
Journal of the College of Industrial Technology Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2025, Refereed, Invited
Lead

〈Book review〉R. M. W. Dixon (2021) English Prepositions: Their Meanings and Uses
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature, 11 Sep. 2024, Refereed, Invited
Lead

Application of Corpus Analysis in Teaching English for Science and Technology
Yuichiro KOBAYASHI; Nobuko IMATAKI
日本大学生産工学部研究報告. B, 文系, 20 Jun. 2023, Refereed

Report on the Situation of Compulsory English Courses under the Quarter System in the College of Industrial Technology
Nobuko IMATAKI; Akira HAMADA; Yuichiro KOBAYASHI; Michelle JOHNSON; Ian ELLSWORTH; Etsuko FUKUOKA; Miyako HADA; Christopher HEWITT; Chisa ISHIBE; Misao ISHIZUKA; Hiromi KINOSHITA; Masato KOGURE; Kevin MILLER; Tom OKI; Jacob SHERE; Kazuko SHIMADA; and Naomi YABE
Journal of the College of Industrial Technology B, Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Analyzing the Needs of Engineering Faculty for the Improvement of English Education as Foudation Courses
Nobuko IMATAKI
The 73rd Annual Conference of Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Aug. 2025, The Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Not invited

Exploring Methods for Teaching English Academic Reading in Engineering Education
Nobuko Imataki
The 153rd Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, Jun. 2023, The Japanese Association for English Studies

Genitive Construction with Quantifiers: in the Old English Orosius
Nobuko Imataki
The Annual Conference of the Society of English Language and Literature, Nihon University, Dec. 2019, Nihon University English Literature Society, Not invited

Genitives in the Four Gospels
Nobuko Imataki
34th Annual Meeting of Eastern Branch of JSMES, Jun. 2018, The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies, Not invited

The Diachronic Change of the English Genitive: Its Usage in the Gospel of Matthew in the Old English Bible and the Wycliffe Bible
Nobuko Imataki
Tokyo Metropolitan University Medieval English Literature Society, Jul. 2016, 東京都立大学中世英語英文学研究会, Not invited

The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary WILL
Nobuko Imataki
Komaba Association for Studies in the History of the English Language, Oct. 2014, 駒場英語史研究会, Not invited

Apr. 2025 - Present
Japanese Society for Engineering Education

Feb. 2024 - Present
Japan Society of Directories

Apr. 2021 - Present
Japan Society for Educational Technology

Apr. 2018 - Present
The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Apr. 2018 - Present
Japan Association for English Corpus Studies

Apr. 2015 - Present
The English Literary Society of Japan

Apr. 2014 - Present
Modern English Association

Apr. 2014 - Present
The English Linguistics Society of Japan

Diachronic Change of the To-Infinitive
Nihon University, Overseas Scholarship, Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2016

Interviewee and Author of a Column
Toshin Books, 2018 Edition: [New] University Entrance Guide - 185 Universities to Make Your Dreams Come True (in Japanese), pp. 77-78, 01 Mar. 2017, Paper