Highlights the shift in language planning and language change in Japan at the end of the 20th century against a background of significant socio-cultural, political, and economic change and places them in a comparative context. Issues investigated include the concept of disorder in language; changes in official language; changing attitudes to regional dialects; and the impact of globalisation and technological advances.

• ISBN: 0700713832
• ISBN-13: 9780700713837
• Author : Tessa Carroll
• Language : English
• Format:  Hardcover - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 2/2/2001
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge/Curzon
• Price ($AUD): $216.30


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