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Making of Monolingual Japan PB: Language Ideology and Japanese Modernity

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Availability:In StockContributor:Patrick HeinrichSeries:Multilingual Matters #146Publish date:2012-02-10Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781847696564ISBN-10:1847696562UPC:9781847696564Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:SociolinguisticsSize:8.20 x 5.70 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCZT0GYNRX

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781847696564ISBN-10:1847696562UPC:9781847696564Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:SociolinguisticsSize:8.20 x 5.70 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCZT0GYNRX

Patrick Heinrich is an associate professor at Dokkyo University, Japan. His research interests focus on language ideology, language endangerment, history of linguistics, and social aspects of foreign language learning. Recent publications include Higashi ajia ni okeru gengo fukko [Language Revitalization in East Asia] (co-edited with Shin Matsuo, Sangensha 2010), Language Life in Japan (co-edited with Christian Galan, Routledge, 2011), and Mezase! Ryukyu shogo no iji [In Pursuit of Ryukyuan Language Maintenance] (co-edited with Michinori Shimoji, CoCo Shuppan 2011). He is currently co-editing the Handbook of Ryukyuan Languages.


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