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

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haarmann, Harald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2011.
Series:Contributions to the sociology of language ; 51.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > Japan.
Multilingualism > Japan.
Sociolinguistique > Japon.
Multilinguisme > Japon.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics
Fremdsprachenkenntnis
Japanisch
Sprachkontakt
Englisch
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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