Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ506775
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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English in Japanese Society: Language within Language.
Honna, Nobuyuki
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v16 n1-2 p45-62 1995
Examines the growing influx of English loan words in Japanese, describing the structural and semantic changes that English loans go through in their Japanization process and the roles that they are expected to play. The social factors that drive the influx are also examined. (seven references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Language Role, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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