Social life of the japanese language, the: cultural discourse and situated practice
Auteur :
Okamoto, Shigeko / Shibamoto-Smith, Janet S.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107072268
Date de publication :
4 août 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
650 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and actual language use in contemporary Japan. The authors explore how varieties of Japanese, honorifics and politeness, and gendered language have emerged in response to the socio-political landscape in which a modernizing Japan found itself.