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Language and Citizenship in Japan.

The relationship between language and citizenship in Japan has traditionally been regarded as a fixed tripartite: 'Japanese citizenship' means 'Japanese ethnicity, ' which in turn means 'Japanese as one's first language.' Historically, most non-Japanese who have ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gottlieb, Nanette
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge studies in sociolinguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The relationship between language and citizenship in Japan has traditionally been regarded as a fixed tripartite: 'Japanese citizenship' means 'Japanese ethnicity, ' which in turn means 'Japanese as one's first language.' Historically, most non-Japanese who have chosen to take out citizenship have been members of the 'oldcomer' Chinese and Korean communities, born and raised in Japan. But this is changing: the last three decades have seen an influx of 'newcomer' economic migrants from a wide range of countries, many of whom choose to stay. The likelihood that they will apply for citizenship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9781136503177
113650317X