02672nam a22003255i 450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003201000170007302000180009002000180010802000180012603500130014404000330015704200080019008200190019824500620021726000480027930000460032750400510037352014960042452600080192065000360192865000400196470000360200485200400204094200120208099900170209295202370210945880BD-DhAAL20260721161150.0210415s2021    nyu           000 0 eng    a  2021937349  a9780198856610  a9780191889790  a9780192598530  a21995789  aDLCbengerdacDLCdBD-DhAAL  apcc  a306.44095222300aLanguage communities in Japan /cedited by John C. Maher.  aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2021.  axiv, 253 pages :billustrations ;c23 cm   aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"This book offers a comprehensive sociolinguistic overview of the linguistic situation in Japan. Contemporary Japan displays rich linguistic diversity, particularly in urban areas, but the true extent of this diversity has often been overlooked. The contributors to this volume provide a new perspective, with detailed accounts of the wide range of languages spoken in different contexts and by different communities across the Japanese archipelago. Each chapter focuses on a specific language community, and systematically explores the history of the variety in Japanese culture and the current sociolinguistic situation. The first part explores the indigenous languages of Japan, including the multiple dialects of Japanese itself and the lesser-known Ryukyan and Ainu languages. Chapters in Part II look at community languages, ranging from the historic minority languages such as Korean and Chinese to the languages spoken by more recent migrant communities, such as Nepali, Filipino, and Persian. The final part examines languages of culture, politics, and modernization, from the use of English in international business and education contexts to the ongoing use of Latin and Sanskrit for religious purposes. The volume sheds new light on Japan's position as an important multilingual and multicultural society, and will be of interest to scholars and students not only of Japanese and sociolinguistics, but of Asian studies and migration studies more widely"--cProvided by publisher.8 aAAL 0aSociolinguisticszJapan.961067 0aLanguages in contactzJapan.9610681 aMaher, John C.,eeditor.9610691 aAyesha Abed LibrarycGeneral Stacks  2ddccBK  c48033d48033  00102ddc4070aBRACULbBRACULd2026-06-06eDonated by Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation.l0o306.440952 LANp3010045880r2026-06-06t1w2026-06-06yBK