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Linguistic stereotyping and minority groups in Japan
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ISBN: 0415338034 9780415338035 9780203099216 9781134304493 9781134304530 9781134304547 9780415599337 0415599334 9786610377077 1134304544 1280377070 0203099214 1134304536 1134304498 Year: 2006 Volume: 4 Publisher: London New York Routledge

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This book is the first full-length study in English to examine the use of discriminatory language in Japan. As in other countries, there has been much debate about the public use of language deemed demeaning to certain groups within society especially in relation to the issue of minority rights versus freedom of speech. Adding a new dimension to the discussion of language and society in Japan, the book focuses on an aspect of language and power which highlights some of the dissent underlying Japan's officially promoted ideology of a harmonious society. The text presents a revealing e

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