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Symbolic values of foreign language use : from the Japanese case to a general sociolinguistic perspective /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haarmann, Harald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2011.
Colección:Contributions to the sociology of language ; 51.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • 1. Prestige functions of foreign languages in Japanese society
  • A glance at ethnicity problems
  • 2. Verbal strategies and multilingual patterns of language use in the Far Eastern context
  • 3. Foreign elements in Japanese TV commercials
  • A quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • 4. Attitudes toward foreign language use among Japanese TV viewers
  • An inquiry into the fashion of liking English
  • 5. The impact of English on lexical modernization in sensitive domains of acculturation
  • 6. Semiotic implications of foreign language use as a source of linguistic variation
  • 7. Symbolic internationalization and intercultural relations
  • A world-wide trend in a comparative view
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Index of Names
  • Backmatter.