The Japanese Language In Contemporary Japan
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The Japanese Language In Contemporary Japan
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Author : Roy Andrew Miller
language : en
Publisher: American Enterprise Institute Press
Release Date : 1977
The Japanese Language In Contemporary Japan written by Roy Andrew Miller and has been published by American Enterprise Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Social Life Of The Japanese Language
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Author : Shigeko Okamoto
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-04
The Social Life Of The Japanese Language written by Shigeko Okamoto and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-04 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.
Keigo In Modern Japan
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Author : Patricia J. Wetzel
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2004-01-31
Keigo In Modern Japan written by Patricia J. Wetzel and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Patricia Wetzel offers in this volume a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language. Keigo, or “polite language,” is often viewed as a quaint accessory to Japanese grammar and a relic of Japan’s feudal past. Nothing, Wetzel contends, could be further from the truth. It is true that Japan has a long history of differentiating linguistic form on the basis of social status, psychological detachment, emotional reserve, and a host of other context-dependent factors. But, as is made clear in this unique and broadly framed study, modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar emerged out of Japan’s encounter with Western intellectual trends in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Keigo in Modern Japan presents a finely nuanced linguistic and political review of keigo available nowhere else in English. The first chapter outlines the ways in which keigo has been problematized in Western linguistics through the application of structuralist analysis and its offshoots. But keigo’s presence in the English-language literature does not begin to compare with the place it occupies in the Japanese linguistic canon. Wetzel describes the historical roots and growth of keigo and the popularity of how-to manuals, which, she contends, are less about overt instruction than reinforcing what people already believe.
Language Life In Japan
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Author : Patrick Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-09-13
Language Life In Japan written by Patrick Heinrich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-13 with History categories.
Analyses how linguistic diversity in Japan, and indeed recognition of this phenomenon, presents a wide range of sociolinguistic challenges and opportunities in fundamental institutions such as schools, in cultural patterns and in social behaviours and attitudes.
The Ideology Of Kokugo
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Author : Yeounsuk Lee
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2009-09-21
The Ideology Of Kokugo written by Yeounsuk Lee and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Looks at the history and ideology behind the construction of kokugo (national language). This book discusses the contributions of Ueda Kazutoshi (1867-1937) and Hoshina Koichi (1872-1955) in the creation of kokugo and moves us one step closer to understanding how the ideology of kokugo cast a spell over linguistic identity in modern Japan.
Education In Contemporary Japan
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Author : Kaori Okano
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-04-08
Education In Contemporary Japan written by Kaori Okano and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-08 with Education categories.
A balanced introduction to and examination of contemporary Japanese education. While the postwar system of schooling has provided valuable ingredients for economic success, it has been accompanied by unfavourable developments such as excessively competitive exams, stifling uniformity, bullying, and an undervaluing of non-Japanese ethnicity. This book offers up-to-date information and new perspectives on schooling in contemporary Japanese society, and uses detailed ethnographic studies and interviews with students and teachers. It examines the main developments of modern schooling in Japan, from the beginning of the Meiji era up to the present, and includes analysis of the most recent reforms. It develops a new picture of the role that schooling plays for individuals and the wider society. Essential reading for students and educators alike.
The Social Life Of The Japanese Language
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Author : Shigeko Okamoto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Social Life Of The Japanese Language written by Shigeko Okamoto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Japanese language categories.
Why are different varieties of the Japanese language used differently in social interaction, and how are they perceived? How do honorifics operate to express diverse affective stances, such as politeness? Why have issues of gendered speech been so central in public discourse, and how are they reflected and refracted in language use as social practice? This book examines Japanese sociolinguistic phenomena from a fascinating new perspective, focusing on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan. This socio-historically sensitive account stresses the different choices which have shaped Japanese and Western sociolinguistics and how varieties of Japanese, honorifics and politeness, and gendered language have emerged in response to the socio-political landscape in which a modernizing Japan found itself.
Keigo In Modern Japan
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Author : Patricia J. Wetzel
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2004-01-31
Keigo In Modern Japan written by Patricia J. Wetzel and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Patricia Wetzel offers in this volume a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language. Keigo, or “polite language,” is often viewed as a quaint accessory to Japanese grammar and a relic of Japan’s feudal past. Nothing, Wetzel contends, could be further from the truth. It is true that Japan has a long history of differentiating linguistic form on the basis of social status, psychological detachment, emotional reserve, and a host of other context-dependent factors. But, as is made clear in this unique and broadly framed study, modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar emerged out of Japan’s encounter with Western intellectual trends in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Keigo in Modern Japan presents a finely nuanced linguistic and political review of keigo available nowhere else in English. The first chapter outlines the ways in which keigo has been problematized in Western linguistics through the application of structuralist analysis and its offshoots. But keigo’s presence in the English-language literature does not begin to compare with the place it occupies in the Japanese linguistic canon. Wetzel describes the historical roots and growth of keigo and the popularity of how-to manuals, which, she contends, are less about overt instruction than reinforcing what people already believe.
Social Class In Contemporary Japan
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Author : Hiroshi Ishida
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-10-16
Social Class In Contemporary Japan written by Hiroshi Ishida and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-16 with Social Science categories.
Through examination of contemporary Japanese society, this book demonstrates that the analysis of class formation is fundamental for a clear understanding of institutions and collective identity such as family, school work, gender and ethnicity.
Cultural Nationalism In Contemporary Japan
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Author : Kosaku Yoshino
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-10-18
Cultural Nationalism In Contemporary Japan written by Kosaku Yoshino and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-18 with Social Science categories.
The debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical perspective. It also tests theories of ethnicity and cultural nationalism through the use of Japan as a case study. Yoshino examines how ideas of national distinctiveness are `produced' and `consumed' in Japanese society through a study of intellectuals, teachers and businessmen. He finds that ideas of Japanese uniqueness, the nihonjinron, have been embraced more by those in business than in education. He looks at the Japanese perception of their own 'uniqueness' and at the ways in which ideas of cultural distinctiveness are formulated in different national and historical contexts. This extremely readable book combines anthropology and sociology to present both a historical analysis of the roots of the Japanese sense of national identity and a discussion of the ways in which that sense is changing.