Loanwords and Japanese Identity

Inundating or Absorbed?

AvNaoko Hosokawa

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Routledge Studies in East Asian Translation

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Loanwords and Japanese Identity: Inundating or Absorbed? provides an in-depth examination of public discussions on lexical borrowing in the Japanese language. The main objective of this book is to explore the relationship between language and identity through an analysis of public attitudes towards foreign loanwords in contemporary Japanese society. In particular, the book uncovers the process by which language is conceived of as a symbol of national identity by examining an animated newspaper controversy over the use of foreign loanwords. The book concludes that the fierce debate over the use of loanwords can be understood as a particular manifestation of the ongoing (re-)negotiation of Japanese national identity.This book will appeal to scholars and students in sociolinguistics, translation studies, and discourse analysis, while its cultural and geographic focus will attract readers in Japanese studies and East Asian studies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-07
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in East Asian Translation
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032054308

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Naoko Hosokawa is a postdoctoral fellow at Tokyo College, University of Tokyo. After obtaining a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, she worked at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), the European University Institute, as well as the University of Strasbourg, and took the current position in 2020. Her research focuses on the relationship between language and identity through the examination of media discourse. Her recent publications include "From reality to discourse: Analysis of the ‘refugee’ metaphor in the Japanese news media" in Journal of Multicultural Discourses as well as "The New Wild: Thinking Linguistic Globalization through the Ecology of Species" in The Manifold Nature of Bilingual Education.

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Chapter 1: Loanwords in Japan1.1 Western Loanwords and Japan Today1.2 What are Gairaigo and Katakanago? 1.3 Gairaigo Controversies1.4 Key Questions and Focal PointsChapter 2: For or Against?2.1 Language and Identity2.2: Public Opinions2.3: Advantages and Disadvantages2.4: Why the Polemic? 2.5: Gairaigo and Nihongo Dichotomy2.6: Nihongo and KokugoChapter 3: Inundating or Absorbed?3.1: Textual Data3.2: Time Frame3.3: Method of Analysis3.4: Recurrent Verbs3.5: ImplicationsChapter 4: Japanese or Foreign?4.1: Nihongo, the Japanese language, and Gairaigo, Loanwords4.2: Analysis4.3: SummaryChapter 5: What Kind of Loanwords?5.1: Loanwords as ‘Outside Within’5.2: Metaphors5.3: Contrasts5.4: Evolution of Japanese IdentitiesChapter 6: Loanwords and Identity in the Age of Diversity6.1: French Discourse on Loanwords6.2: Comparative Observations6.3: Use of Katakana for Japanese Loanwords Abroad6.4: From the ‘Outside Within’ to the ‘New Wild’