Japan: Language Policy and Planning in Transition  

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Gottlieb, Nanette

Jenis: Article from Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Issues in Language Planning vol. 9 no. 1 (2008), page 1-68.
Topik: Japan; language policy; minority languages; language spread; language maintenance; future trends
Fulltext: Vol. 9, no. 1, 2008, 1-68.pdf (547.36KB)

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This monograph discusses the language situation in Japan, with an emphasis on language planning and policy. Japan has long considered itself to be a monoethnic and therefore monolingual society, despite the existence of substantial old-comer ethnic minorities, and this – with the instrumental exception of English – has been reflected in its language planning and policy until quite recently. Increasing immigration (and hence emergent new-comer multilingualism), technological advances affecting the way people write and a perceived need to improve the teaching of English, however, mean that policies have begun to undergo a rethink. This monograph is divided into three main sections. Under the language profile of Japan I discuss in detail the national language and minority languages; the next section discusses language spread and maintenance through the education system and other means; and I conclude with some thoughts on how language planning and policy might develop in the future. My aim is to give readers a sense of how major language issues in Japan are evolving in such a manner that many of the policies developed during the 20th century may no longer be totally relevant.

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