Japanese English: Language And The Culture Contact

Publisher Hong Kong University Press

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Hong Kong University Press

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Copyright

2004

ISBN13

9789882201897

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - College Senior

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Gives an in-depth analysis of the use of the English language in modern Japan. It explores the many ramifications the Japanese-English language and culture contact situation has for not only Japanese themselves, but also others in the international community.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Dedication.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Series Editor’s Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Frontispiece.
1: Prologue.
2: Claims.
3: Theoretical Perspectives.
4: Caveats: What This Book Is Not.
5: Preview.
6: Significance of the Book.
7: The Dynamics of English Words in Contemporary Japanese: Japanese English and a ‘Beautiful Human Life’.
8: Introduction1.
9: Japanese English in Daily Life.
10: Japanese English as a Linguistic Resource.
11: Japanese English and the ‘Beautiful Human Life’.
12: The Symbols and Exhibitions of Japanese English in Public and Private Space.
13: The Intelligibility of Japanese English.
14: The Issue of ‘Loanwords’ and Japanese English.
15: Borrowing Revisited: Loanwords and Japanese English.
16: Test in Japanese English: A Quiz for Non-Japanese Speakers of English.
17: Summary.
18: The History of Japanese English Language Contact.
19: Introduction.
20: Early Language Contact with European Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch.
21: Nineteenth-Century Japanese and English Language Contact.
22: Other Contact Varieties and Japanese Varieties of English.
23: Language Reform in Early Modern Japan.
24: Taisho Terms and Wartime Words.
25: Contemporary Japanese-English Contact: Linguistic Features.
26: Summary.
27: The Japanese Writing System and English.
28: Introduction.
29: History.
30: The Appearance of 42 ‘Innovative’ Katakana.
31: Reasons for the ‘Innovative’ Katakana Script Reform and Changes in Japanese Orthography.
32: Why Have Particular Innovative Katakana Developed?.
33: Conclusion.
34: The Poetics of English in Japanese Pop Songs and Contemporary Verse.
35: Introduction.
36: English Images and Metaphors in Japanese Pop Songs.
37: The Motivations for English in Japanese Pop Music.
38: English Words in Japanese Poetry.
39: Summary.
40: A New Voice: The Use of English as a New Rhet
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