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Author Haarmann, Harald

Title Symbolic values of foreign language use : from the Japanese case to a general sociolinguistic perspective / by Harald Haarmann
Published Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
Series Contributions to the Sociology of Language, 1861-0676 ; 51
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 51.
Contents Frontmatter -- 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 -- Backmatter
Notes Originally published in 1989
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from cover (de Gruyter ReferenceGlobal, viewed December 15, 2011)
Subject Sociolinguistics -- Japan
Multilingualism -- Japan
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics
Fremdsprachenkenntnis
Japanisch
Sprachkontakt
Englisch
Japan
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110117127
3110117126
9783110868395
3110868393