The Making of Monolingual Japan: Language Ideology and

The Making of Monolingual Japan: Language Ideology and Japanese Modernity (Multilingual Matters, 146)

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.
Country USA
Brand Multilingual Matters
Manufacturer Multilingual Matters
Binding Paperback
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ReleaseDate 2012-02-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781847696564

The Making of Monolingual Japan: Language Ideology and Japanese Modernity (Multilingual Matters, 146)