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The fall of language in the age of English /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mizumura, Minae (Author)
Other Authors: Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- (Translator), Carpenter, Juliet Winters (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Japanese.
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Japanese language > Social aspects.
English language > Influence on Japan.
Table of 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.