Metroethnicity, naming and mocknolect new horizons in Japanese sociolinguistics / John C. Maher, International Christian University, Tokyo.
| Author/creator | Maher, John C., 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2021] |
| Description | xi, 239 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Impact: studies in language, culture and society, 1385-7908 ; volume 49 |
| Abstract | "Language is a social space, an aesthetic, a form of play and communication, a geographical reference, a jouissance, a producer of numerous social and personal identities. This book takes up salient issues of sociolinguistics with a specific focus on Japan: language and gender (the married name controversy), language and the 'portable' identities being fashioned around traditional, essentialist notions of ethnicity (metroethnicity) endangerment, slang, taboo and discriminatory language in Japanese especially regarding minorities, place-names from indigenous languages, the fellowship and parody of children's songs, and the diversity of nicknames among children and young people. This books gives radical and new perspectives on the sociolinguistics of Japanese"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021001646 |
| ISBN | 9789027208576 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |