Language in Public Spaces in Japan
About this ebook
Through its study of the language encountered in such settings, the volume provides a deeper understanding of multifaceted aspects of linguistic diversity, both in terms of the use of languages other than Japanese and of issues relating to the Japanese language itself. The variety of theoretical approaches brought to bear by contributing authors ensures a substantial intellectual contribution to the literature on language in contemporary Japan.
This book was published as a special issue of Japanese Studies.
About the author
Nanette Gottlieb FAHA is Professor of Japanese Studies and ARC Professorial Fellow in the Japan Program, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Her recent work includes Language and Society in Japan (2005) and Linguistic Stereotyping and Minority Groups in Japan (2006). She is currently working on a five-year study of the challenges to language policy in Japan brought about by both increased immigration and new technologies, with a book to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2011.
