LEADER 03934nam 2200673 450 001 9910810456003321 005 20210429211238.0 010 $a0-231-16303-7 010 $a0-231-53854-5 024 7 $a10.7312/mizu16302 035 $a(CKB)2670000000588791 035 $a(EBL)1866961 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001405360 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12568517 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001405360 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11392779 035 $a(PQKB)11174107 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001252259 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1866961 035 $a(DE-B1597)458439 035 $a(OCoLC)979683188 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231538541 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1866961 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11024406 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL683990 035 $a(OCoLC)898753577 035 $a(PPN)201887843 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000588791 100 $a20150306h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe fall of language in the age of English /$fMinae Mizumura ; translated by Mari Yoshihara and Juliet Winters Carpenter 210 1$aNew York, [New York] :$cColumbia University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-322-52708-3 311 0 $a0-231-16302-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tPreface to the English Edition --$tIntroduction /$rYoshihara, Mari / Winters Carpenter, Juliet --$t1. Under the Blue Sky of Iowa: Those Who Write in Their Own Language --$t2. From Par Avion to Via Air Mail: The Fall of French --$t3. People Around the World Writing in External Languages --$t4. The Birth of Japanese as a National Language --$t5. The Miracle of Modern Japanese Literature --$t6. English and National Languages in the Internet Age --$t7. The Future of National Languages --$tNotes --$tSelected Bibliography --$tIndex 330 $aWinner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity. Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the globalized world of the Internet, English is fast becoming the sole common language of humanity. The process is unstoppable, and striving for total language equality is delusional-and yet, particular kinds of knowledge can be gained only through writings in specific languages. Mizumura calls these writings "texts" and their ultimate form "literature." Only through literature and, more fundamentally, through the diverse languages that give birth to a variety of literatures, can we nurture and enrich humanity. Incorporating her own experiences as a writer and a lover of language and embedding a parallel history of Japanese, Mizumura offers an intimate look at the phenomena of individual and national expression. 606 $aJapanese language$xSocial aspects 606 $aEnglish language$xInfluence on Japan 615 0$aJapanese language$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aEnglish language$xInfluence on Japan. 676 $a495.609/051 700 $aMizumura$b Minae$0692489 702 $aYoshihara$b Mari$f1968- 702 $aCarpenter$b Juliet Winters 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810456003321 996 $aThe fall of language in the age of English$93969261 997 $aUNINA