1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461956903321

Autore

Haarmann Harald

Titolo

Symbolic values of foreign language use [[electronic resource] ] : from the Japanese case to a general sociolinguistic perspective / / by Harald Haarmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1989

ISBN

3-11-086839-3

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Collana

Contributions to the sociology of language ; ; 51

Disciplina

401.9/0952

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Japan

Multilingualism - Japan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- 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 -- Back matter



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455854803321

Titolo

Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002

ISBN

0-8157-9885-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ViscusiW. Kip

Disciplina

347.73/53

Soggetti

Citizen suits (Civil procedure) - United States

Delegated legislation - United States

Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States

Public policy (Law) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview/ W. Kip Viscusi -- Tobacco : regulation and taxation through litigation/ W. Kip Viscusi ; comment by John E. Calfee-- Litigation as regulation : firearms/ Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig ; comment by Jim Leitzel-- Litigating lead-based paint hazards/ Randall Lutter and Elizabeth Mader ; comment by Thomas J. Kniesner-- Breast implants : regulation, litigation, and science/ Joni Hersch ; comment by Peter Schuck-- Malpractice pressure, managed care, and physician behavior/ Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan ; comment by Patricia Danzon-- The insurance effects of regulation by litigation/ Kenneth S. Abraham ; comment by J. David Cummins-- The regulatory advantage of class action/ David Rosenberg ; comment by James Wootton-- Implications for legal reform/ Richard A. Epstein ; comment by Gary T. Schwartz.