Linguistic stereotyping and minority groups in Japan / Nanette Gottlieb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottlieb, Nanette, 1948-

Series:

Routledge contemporary Japan series.

Routledge contemporary Japan series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Social aspects.

Japanese language.

Social perception--Japan.

Social perception.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first full-length study in English to examine the use of discriminatory language in Japan. As in other countries, there has been much debate about the public use of language deemed demeaning to certain groups within society especially in relation to the issue of minority rights versus freedom of speech. Adding a new dimension to the discussion of language and society in Japan, the book focuses on an aspect of language and power which highlights some of the dissent underlying Japan's officially promoted ideology of a harmonious society. The text presents a revealing e

Contents:

Language and representation : the guidelines

The flow-on effects

Status discrimination

Ethnicity

Disability

Gender.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-154) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-30453-6

1-134-30454-4

1-280-37707-0

9786610377077

0-203-09921-4

9780203099216

OCLC:

475972050