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Language Contact in Japan ' a Socio-Linguistic History '

By Loveday, Leo J.

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Language Contact in Japan ' a Socio-Linguistic History '

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The Japanese are often characterized as exclusive and ethnocentric, yet a close examination of their linguistic and cultural history reveals a very different picture: although theirs is essentially a monolingual speech community they emerge as a people who have been significantly influenced by other languages and cultures for at least 2000 years. In this primarily sociolinguistic study Professor Loveday takes an electric approach, drawing on insights from other subfields of linguistics such as comparative and historical linguistics and stylistics, and from a number of other disciplines - cultural anthropology, social philosophy and semiotics. Focusing in particular on the influence of Chinese and English on Japanese, Professor Loveday offers a general model for understanding language contact behaviour across time and space. The study will be of value to those in search of cross-cultural universals in language contact behaviour, as well as to those with a particular interest in the Japanese case.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
252
Release Date:
1996-08-01
Publication Date:
1996-06-20
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198235593
ISBN13:
9780198235590
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
546 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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