Language crisis in the Ryukyus /

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Long denigrated as dialects of Japanese, the Ryukyuan languages are today recognized as languages in their own right. However, speakers of Ryukyuan languages have suffered from stigmatization, oppressive language policies and domination from outside the Ryukyu Archipelago. As a result, the Ryukyuan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Anderson, Mark (Editor ), Heinrich, Patrick (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Ryukyuan language.
Japanese language > Japan > Ryukyu Islands.
Language attrition > Japan > Ryukyu Islands.
Ryukyuan language > Revival.
Ryū-kyū (Langue)
Japonais (Langue) > Japon > Ryūkyū.
Compétence linguistique > Perte > Japon > Ryūkyū.
Ryū-kyū (Langue) > Renouveau.
Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Southeast Asian Languages.
Japanese language
Language attrition
Ryukyuan language
Japan > Ryukyu Islands
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Long denigrated as dialects of Japanese, the Ryukyuan languages are today recognized as languages in their own right. However, speakers of Ryukyuan languages have suffered from stigmatization, oppressive language policies and domination from outside the Ryukyu Archipelago. As a result, the Ryukyuan languages are now severely endangered. This volume depicts, roughly in chronological order, aspects which have led to the language crisis in the Ryukyus today. Taking account of these factors is important because endangered languages can only be maintained and revitalized on the basis of a comprehe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 334 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443873468
1443873462

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