Language Planning and Language Change in Japan: East Asian Perspectives

by Tessa Carroll

Overview

Highlights the shift in language planning and language change in Japan at the end of the 20th century against a background of significant socio-cultural, political, and economic change and places them in a comparative context. Issues investigated include the concept of disorder in language; changes in official language; changing attitudes to regional dialects; and the impact of globalisation and technological advances.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415861601
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/25/2013
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Language planning - definitions and frameworks; historical background and parallels; state of the language, state and nation; language - state and citizens; speech and writing, culture and communication in an international age; national and regional identities in flux; into the 21st century.

Editorial Reviews

'This book is a valuable contribution to the literature on language planning and on Japan, and I can wholeheartedly resommend it.' - Journal of European Area Studies

'The account is informative, detailed and balanced.' - School of Oriental & African Studies

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