by Miyako Inoue (Author)
Provides a critical perspective on the central importance of ideas about language in the reproduction of gender, class, and race divisions in modern Japan. Focusing on a phenomenon commonly called "women's language," in modern Japanese society, this title considers the history and social effects of this language form.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 340
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0520245857
ISBN 13: 9780520245853