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UNINA9910453621403321 |
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Autore |
Seargeant Philip |
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Titolo |
The idea of English in Japan [[electronic resource] ] : ideology and the evolution of a global language / / Philip Seargeant |
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Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612465932 |
1-84769-203-6 |
1-282-46593-7 |
1-84769-691-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 188 p. ) : ill |
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Collana |
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Critical language and literacy studies ; ; 3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Study and teaching - Japanese speakers |
English philology - Study and teaching - Japan |
Second language acquisition |
English language - Japan |
English language - Globalization |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Concept of English as a Global Language -- 3. Language Ideology and Global English -- 4. English in Japan: The Current Shape of the Debate -- 5. Globalization: ‘Enriching Japanese Culture Through Contact with Other Cultures’ -- 6. Authenticity: ‘More English than England Itself’ -- 7. Aspiration: ‘Enhancing Lifestyles and Living Out Dreams’ -- 8. The Unknown Language -- 9. Rival Ideologies in Applied Linguistics -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the ways in which English is conceptualised as a global language in Japan, and considers how the resultant language ideologies – drawn in part from universal discourses; in part from context-specific trends in social history – inform the relationships that people in Japan have towards the language. The book analyses the |
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