Language Life in Japan
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: Patrick Heinrich
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-13 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book analyses how linguistic diversity in Japan, and indeed recognition of this phenomenon, presents a wide range of sociolinguistic challenges and opportu
The Social Life of the Japanese Language
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Shigeko Okamoto
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-04 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.
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 Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900)
Language: en
Pages: 514
Authors: Christopher Joby
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-29 - Publisher: BRILL

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In The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900) Christopher Joby offers the first book-length account of the knowledge and use of the Dutch language in Tokugawa and
Japanese Language and Soft Power in Asia
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Kayoko Hashimoto
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-26 - Publisher: Springer

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This cutting edge collection considers how the Japanese language functions as a key element of Japanese soft power in Asia. Within Japanese culture itself, the