Studies in Japanese BilingualismMary Goebel Noguchi, Sandra Fotos Studies in Japanese Bilingualism helps dissolve the myth of Japanese homogeneity by explaining the history of this construct and offering twelve empirical studies on different facets of language contact in Japan, including Ainu revitalisation, Korean language maintenance, creative use of Ryukyuan languages in Okinawa, English immersion, and language use by Nikkei immigrants, Chinese "War Orphans" and bicultural children, as well as codeswitching and language attrition in Japanese contexts. |
Contents
A Survey and | 24 |
Language and Culture Revitalisation in a Hokkaido Ainu | 45 |
Language and Identity in Okinawa Today | 68 |
Resident Koreans and Ethnic | 98 |
The Languages of War Orphans | 133 |
On the Language Environment of Brazilian Immigrants | 164 |
Language Minority Students in Japanese Public Schools | 184 |
A Pilot Survey | 234 |
Year Four of | 272 |
EnglishJapanese Codeswitching Among Students in | 312 |
Language Attrition in Contexts of Japanese Bilingualism | 353 |
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