Multilingual Matters. Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy : Native Speaker Bias in Japan / Jae DiBello Takeuchi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Takeuchi, Jae DiBello, Author.

Series:

Multilingual Matters ; 172

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Acquisition.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Language awareness.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines dilemmas faced by second language Japanese speakers as a result of persistent challenges to their legitimacy as speakers of Japanese. It explores ideologies linked to three core speech styles of Japanese – keigo or polite language, gendered language and regional dialects – to show how such ideologies impact L2-Japanese speakers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 This Study: L2 Speakers in Japan

3 ‘Foreigners Don’t Need Keigo’: Excusing L2 Speakers from Keigo

4 Trying (Not) to Sound Like a ‘Girly-Girl’ or a ‘Manly-Man’

5 ‘You’re Speaking Dialect, That’s Funny Cuz You’re a Foreigner’

6 ‘His Japanese Makes No Sense’

7 Conclusion

Appendix A: Sample L2 Interview Protocol

Appendix B: Sample L1 Interview Protocol

Appendix C: Transcription Conventions

Appendix D: Sample Questionnaires

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023)

ISBN:

9781800414655

OCLC:

1374540791