Making of monolingual japan, the: language ideology and japanese modernity
Auteur :
Heinrich, Patrick
Éditeur :
Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN :
9781847696571
Date de publication :
10 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
404 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.