The Making of Monolingual Japan

The Making of Monolingual Japan
Author: Patrick Heinrich
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2012
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1847696562

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Japan is regarded as a model case of successful language modernization. It is also often erroneously believed to be linguistically homogenous. This book explores the debates relating to language modernization from a language ideology perspective, and in doing so reveals the mechanisms by which language ideology undermines linguistic diversity.


The Making of Monolingual Japan
Language: en
Pages: 213
Authors: Patrick Heinrich
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Multilingual Matters

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Japan is regarded as a model case of successful language modernization. It is also often erroneously believed to be linguistically homogenous. This book explore
The Making of Monolingual Japan
Language: en
Pages: 213
Authors: Patrick Heinrich
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-10 - Publisher: Multilingual Matters

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Japan is widely regarded as a model case of successful language modernization, and it is often erroneously believed to be linguistically homogenous. There is a
The Evolution of English Language Learners in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Yoko Kobayashi
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-19 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book seeks a better understanding of the sociocultural and ideological factors that influence English study in Japan and study-abroad contexts such as univ
Japan's Built-in Lexicon of English-based Loanwords
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Frank E Daulton
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Multilingual Matters

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This book is a valuable contribution to SLA research. Apart from the obvious target of the book, SLA researchers and teachers anywhere in the world, it will be
Language Policy in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 223
Authors: Nanette Gottlieb
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Over the last thirty years, two social developments have occurred that have led to a need for change in language policy in Japan. One is the increase in the num