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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809814303321

Autore

Haarmann Harald

Titolo

Symbolic values of foreign language use : 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

Classificazione

ES 129

Disciplina

401.9/0952

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Japan

Multilingualism - Japan

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