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The Japanese language in the Pacific region / Daniel Long and Keisuke Imamura.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Long, Daniel, 1963- author.
- Imamura, Keisuke, 1986- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in East Asian linguistics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Micronesian languages--Foreign words and phrases--Japanese.
- Micronesian languages.
- Japanese language--Influence on foreign languages.
- Japanese language.
- Pacific Area--Languages.
- Pacific Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- Daniel Long is Professor of Japanese Linguistics at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan. Keisuke Imamura is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.
- Contents:
- The historical background of Japanese usage in Palau
- Place names of Japanese origin in Nan'yo
- People's names of Japanese origin in Palau
- Linguistic landscapes and Japanese loanwords
- Quantitative research into Japanese loanwords
- Phonological adaptations in Japanese loanwords
- Semantic changes in Japanese loanwords
- Grammatical changes in Japanese loanwords
- Socio-historical analysis of Japanese loanwords
- Retention rates of Japanese loanwords
- Phonological changes across generations in Japanese loanwords
- Language policy and spelling reforms in Japanese loanwords
- Katakana usage in Nan'yo and other Japanese colonies
- Pidginoid Japanese in Angaur
- Official language status of Japanese in Angaur
- Welfare linguistics and the Japanese loanword dictionary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Long, Daniel, 1963- Japanese language in the Pacific region
- ISBN:
- 9781003397076
- 1003397077
- 9781040097038
- 1040097030
- 9781040097052
- 1040097057
- Publisher Number:
- 40032447223
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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