Background
Hayashi, Reiko was born on February 25, 1951 in Neyagawa, Japan. Daughter of Yoshio and Kazu Watanabe Shimonishi.
Hayashi, Reiko was born on February 25, 1951 in Neyagawa, Japan. Daughter of Yoshio and Kazu Watanabe Shimonishi.
Bachelor, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, 1973. Master of Arts, University Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1987.
Professor Konan Women's University, Kobe, Japan, 1988. Advisory board Discoure and Society, London, 2000. Steering committee Pragmatics Association of Japan, Japan, 1998.
Editor Journal of Japanese Progmatics, 2000.
Member of American Linguistics Association, Japanese Linguistics Association, International Pragmatics Association.
Married Takuo Hayashi. Children: Yugo, Norito.