| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) |
| Contents |
Under the blue sky of Iowa: those who write in their own language -- 2. From par avion to via air mail: the fall of French -- 3. People around the world writing in external languages -- 4. The birth of Japanese as a national language -- 5. The miracle of modern Japanese literature -- 6. English and national languages in the internet age -- 7. The future of national languages |
| Summary |
This work lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of the English language in a period of English-language dominance. The book acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. It warns against losing this precious diversity |
| Notes |
First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo, under the title "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Japanese |
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Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed February 27, 2015) |
| Subject |
Japanese language -- Social aspects
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English language -- Influence on Japan
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English language -- Influence on Japanese.
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Japanese language -- Foreign elements -- English.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Southeast Asian Languages.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- Japanese.
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English language -- Influence on Japanese
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Japanese language -- Foreign elements -- English
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Japanese language -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- translator.
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Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator.
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| ISBN |
9780231538541 |
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0231538545 |
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1322527083 |
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9781322527086 |
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