Multilingual Japan
Author | : John C. Maher |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters Limited |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105009580445 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Multilingual Japan by : John C. Maher
Download or read book Multilingual Japan written by John C. Maher and published by Multilingual Matters Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new outlook on the language situation in Japan and provides a sociolinguistic profile of the language situation of the older mother tongues. It presents issues such as bilingual families and 'returnee' language maintenance and rejects the stereotyping of Japan as a 'linguistically homogeneous nation with a difficult language'.