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This work lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of the English language in a period of English-language dominance. The book acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. It warn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mizumura, Minae (Autor)
Otros Autores: Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- (Traductor), Carpenter, Juliet Winters (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Japanese language > Social aspects.
English language > Influence on Japan.
English language > Influence on Japanese.
Japanese language > Foreign elements > English.
Japonais (Langue) > Aspect social.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Southeast Asian Languages.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Japanese.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This work lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of the English language in a period of English-language dominance. The book acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. It warns against losing this precious diversity.
Notas:First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo, under the title "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 221 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.
ISBN:9780231538541
0231538545
1322527083
9781322527086

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