Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy
Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy
Native Speaker Bias in Japan
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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.