noun
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
Refers to a scholar or expert who studies the Japanese language, often in an academic context.
彼は日本語学者として、方言の研究をしている。
As a Japanese language specialist, he researches dialects.
国語学者 often refers to a scholar of Japanese as a national language, with a focus on native Japanese linguistics, while 日本語学者 can include perspectives from non-native or comparative linguistics.
Compound of 日本語 (Japanese language) and 学者 (scholar).