Japanese Linguistics: 日本語学

by Matthew Zisk, Mark Irwin

- Includes topics never covered previously in general treatments in English: anti-honorifics, prescriptive grammar, Japanese pidgins & creoles, role language, non-verbal communication, kokuji, names, language in sub-culture, Tōhoku and Kyūshū dialects, JSL education & software, discriminatory vocabulary, the kokugo curriculum, loanword prohibition & reform, public signage, braille, research on the Japanese language, Japanese language tests and examinations
- For readers who are:
- non-native speakers of Japanese studying both in their home country and in Japan
- native speakers studying and teaching the Japanese language in English

Genres: Linguistics

286 pages, Paperback

Published June 10, 2019