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

Harald Haarmann

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Symbolic Values of Foreign Language Use

From the Japanese Case to a General Sociolinguistic Perspective

Harald Haarmann

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1989

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Volume 51 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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Preface
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1. Prestige functions of foreign languages in Japanese society – A glance at ethnicity problems
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2. Verbal strategies and multilingual patterns of language use in the Far Eastern context
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3. Foreign elements in Japanese TV commercials – A quantitative and qualitative analysis
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4. Attitudes toward foreign language use among Japanese TV viewers – An inquiry into the fashion of liking English
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5. The impact of English on lexical modernization in sensitive domains of acculturation
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6. Semiotic implications of foreign language use as a source of linguistic variation
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7. Symbolic internationalization and intercultural relations – A world-wide trend in a comparative view
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Bibliography
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Subject Index
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Index of Names
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Japan; Fremdsprachenkenntnis; Englisch; Sprachkontakt; Japanisch

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Symbolic Values of Foreign Language Use

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

I-VI

Preface

1. Prestige functions of foreign languages in Japanese society – A glance at ethnicity problems

2. Verbal strategies and multilingual patterns of language use in the Far Eastern context

3. Foreign elements in Japanese TV commercials – A quantitative and qualitative analysis

4. Attitudes toward foreign language use among Japanese TV viewers – An inquiry into the fashion of liking English

5. The impact of English on lexical modernization in sensitive domains of acculturation

6. Semiotic implications of foreign language use as a source of linguistic variation

7. Symbolic internationalization and intercultural relations – A world-wide trend in a comparative view

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Names

293-294

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