Language and Citizenship in Japan by Nanette Gottlieb
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Description This book investigates the changing relationship between language and citizenship in contemporary Japan. The essays collected here discuss the manner in which linguistic diversity calls into question the traditional view of a Japanese citizen as a first-language speaker of Japanese, and what the relationship between language and citizenship might henceforth be.
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The relationship between language and citizenship in Japan has traditionally been regarded as a fixed tripartite: 'Japanese citizenship' means 'Japanese ethnicity,' which in turn means 'Japanese as one's first language.' Historically, most non-Japanese who have chosen to take out citizenship have been members of the 'oldcomer' Chinese and Korean communities, born and raised in Japan. But this is changing: the last three decades have seen an influx of 'newcomer' economic migrants from a wide range of countries, many of whom choose to stay. The likelihood that they will apply for citizenship, to access the benefits it confers, means that citizenship and ethnicity can no longer be assumed to be synonyms in Japan. This is an important change for national discourse on cohesive communities. This book's chapters discuss discourses, educational practices, and local linguistic practices which call into question the accepted view of the language-citizenship nexus in lived contexts of both existing Japanese citizens and potential future citizens.Through an examination of key themes relating both to newcomers and to an older group of citizens whose language practices have been shaped by historical forces, these essays highlight the fluid relationship of language and citizenship in the Japanese context.
Author Biography
Nanette Gottlieb is Professor of Japanese Studies in the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland.
Details ISBN 041589722X ISBN-13 9780415897228 Title Language and Citizenship in Japan Author Nanette Gottlieb Format Hardcover Year 2011 Pages 240 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:44155323; About Us
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