Language and the Modern State: The Reform of Written Japanese by Nanette Gottlieb

Language and the Modern State: The Reform of Written Japanese

Nanette Gottlieb

329 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

informative slow-paced
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The history of the Japanese language from the late 19th century to the present time is dominated by the dramatic changes that the written form has undergone. This book explores the relationship between language, change and modernization in Japan.

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