Symbolic Values of Foreign Language Use: From the Japanese Case to a General Sociolinguistic Perspective

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Symbolic Values of Foreign Language Use

From the Japanese Case to a General Sociolinguistic Perspective

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1989

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I-VI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
1. Prestige functions of foreign languages in Japanese society – A glance at ethnicity problems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
2. Verbal strategies and multilingual patterns of language use in the Far Eastern context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
3. Foreign elements in Japanese TV commercials – A quantitative and qualitative analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
4. Attitudes toward foreign language use among Japanese TV viewers – An inquiry into the fashion of liking English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
5. The impact of English on lexical modernization in sensitive domains of acculturation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
6. Semiotic implications of foreign language use as a source of linguistic variation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
7. Symbolic internationalization and intercultural relations – A world-wide trend in a comparative view Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	283
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	291
293-294 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	293

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eBook published on:

September 12, 2011

eBook ISBN:

9783110868395

Hardcover published on:

April 1, 1989

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110117127

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Front matter:

11

Main content:

290

Illustrations:

35

Tables:

67

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110868395

eBook ISBN: 9783110868395

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110117127

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