| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo, under the title "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Under the blue sky of Iowa: those who write in their own language -- 2. From par avion to via air mail: the fall of French -- 3. People around the world writing in external languages -- 4. The birth of Japanese as a national language -- 5. The miracle of modern Japanese literature -- 6. English and national languages in the internet age -- 7. The future of national languages. |
| Summary |
This work lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of the English language in a period of English-language dominance. The book acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. It warns against losing this precious diversity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject |
Japanese language -- Social aspects.
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Japanese language -- Social aspects. |
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English language -- Influence on Japan.
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English language. |
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English language -- Influence on Japanese.
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English language -- Influence on Japanese. |
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Japanese language -- Foreign elements -- English.
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Japanese language -- Foreign elements -- English. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- translator.
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Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator.
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| Added Title |
Nihongo ga horobiru toki. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014034943
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780231163026 (OCoLC)881721264 (DLC) 2014022521 |
| ISBN |
9780231538541 electronic book |
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0231538545 electronic book |
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9780231163026 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231163029 cloth alkaline paper |
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