Language Contact in Japan: A Sociolinguistic History (Oxford Studies in Language Contact)

by Leo J. Loveday (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $266.43

  If the Japanese are exclusive, why do they take so much from English into their language today? Is there a way to understand language contact that is valid across time and space? By examining the 2000-year history of how the Japanese have been influenced by other language groups, Loveday offers general insights into the social causes and patterns of language contact and change.