Metroethnicity, naming and mocknolect : new horizons in Japanese sociolinguistics /
Maher, John C., 1951-
Metroethnicity, naming and mocknolect : new horizons in Japanese sociolinguistics / John C. Maher. - 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : color illustrations. - Impact: studies in language, culture and society, volume 49 1385-7908 ; . - Impact, studies in language and society ; 49. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9027260028 electronic book 9789027260024 electronic book hardcover
2021001647
Sociolinguistics--Japan.
Japanese language--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Sociolinguistique--Japon.
Japonais (Langue)--Aspect social.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Japanese language--Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P40.45.J3 / M34 2021
306.442/956
Metroethnicity, naming and mocknolect : new horizons in Japanese sociolinguistics / John C. Maher. - 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : color illustrations. - Impact: studies in language, culture and society, volume 49 1385-7908 ; . - Impact, studies in language and society ; 49. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9027260028 electronic book 9789027260024 electronic book hardcover
2021001647
Sociolinguistics--Japan.
Japanese language--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Sociolinguistique--Japon.
Japonais (Langue)--Aspect social.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Japanese language--Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P40.45.J3 / M34 2021
306.442/956