Vicarious language: gender and linguistic modernity in japan
Auteur :
Inoue, Miyako
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520245853
Date de publication :
5 avr. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Provides a critical perspective on the central importance of ideas about language in the reproduction of gender, class, and race divisions in modern Japan. Focusing on a phenomenon commonly called "women's language," in modern Japanese society, this title considers the history and social effects of this language form.