Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy

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ISBN9781800414648
PublisherMultilingual Matters
Price (excl. tax)€144.25
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Price (incl. tax)€152.90
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This book examines dilemmas faced by second language Japanese speakers as a result of persistent challenges to their legitimacy as speakers of Japanese. It explores ideologies linked to three core speech styles of Japanese – keigo or polite language, gendered language and regional dialects – to show how such ideologies impact L2-Japanese speakers.