Takeuchi Jae Dibello - Language Ideologies And L 2 Speaker Legitimacy Native Speaker Bias In Japan - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This book examines dilemmas faced by second language (L 2) Japanese speakers as a result of persistent challenges to their legitimacy as speakers of Japanese. Based on an ethnographic interview study with L 2 - Japanese speakers and their L 1 - Japanese - speaking friends co - workers and significant others the book examines ideologies linked to three core speech styles of Japanese keigo or polite language gendered language and regional dialects to show how such ideologies impact L 2 - Japanese speakers. The author demonstrates that speaker legitimacy is often tenuous for L 2 speakers and argues that despite increasing numbers of Japanese - speaking foreign residents in Japan native speaker bias remains a persistent issue for L 2 - Japanese speakers living and working in Japan. This book extends the discussion of native speaker bias beyond educational contexts and in the process reveals tensions between how L 2 speakers aspire to speak and how L 1 speakers expect them to speak.
Title: Language Ideologies And L 2 Speaker Legitimacy Native Speaker Bias In Japan
Author(s): Takeuchi Jae Dibello
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Barcode: 9781800414648
Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Date: 3/27/2023
Series: Multilingual Matters
Category: Migration, Immigration & Emigration