Overview

This book presents case studies of ideologies of communication in Japan which respond to recent epistemological and methodological developments in the field and reflect the subject-wide shift from ideologies of language to ideologies of communication. Chapters explore a wide range of language contexts, from formal language learning settings to video games, smartphones and language use in couples and by immigrants. The authors use an array of innovative methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives, including language portraits, soundscapes and social space. The book also contains chapters that present positive perspectives on ideologies, examining how they can be created and mobilized to inspire specific groups to pursue their interests. Together the chapters give a complex and inclusive picture of language in Japan and the current breadth of the field of ideologies of communication.

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Author:   Patrick Heinrich ,  Florian Grosser ,  Saana Santalahti
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781800419247

ISBN 10:   1800419244
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   15 July 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Florian Grosser, Patrick Heinrich, Saana Santalahti: Ideologies of Communication in Japan: An Introduction and Overview Part I. International Encounters Chapter 2. Riikka Länsisalmi: Constructing the “seikatsusha” through Japanese as a Second Language: Ideologies of Communication in Language Education Policy and Locally Produced Learning Materials Chapter 3. Kayoko Hashimoto: Monolingual Approach and Multilingual Learners: A New Phase of Japanese Language Education Policy  Chapter 4. Jae DiBello Takeuchi: L2 Japanese Speakers and Language Ideologies: The Impact of Monolingual Bias on Beliefs about Unwanted Code-Switching                       Chapter 5. Florian Grosser: Emotion, Competence, and Context in a Multilingual Relationship: A Metapragmatic Perspective Chapter 6. Patrick Heinrich: Ameyoko Shopping Street in Tokyo: Urban Space as an Ideological Palimpsest     Part II. Mediated Communication in the Digital Age Chapter 7. Wesley C. Robertson: Orthography, Identity, and Ideology: Script Variation as a Social Practice in Japan(ese) Chapter 8. Eugenia Diegoli: Normative Practices of Linguistic Correction on Hatsugen Komachi: A Corpus-Assisted Approach to (Meta)discourses around Linguistic 'Mistakes' Chapter 9. Lorenzo Moretti: Enregisterment, Indexicality and Iconization in Contemporary Japanese Fictionalised Orality: Creativity of Independent Game Developers in Written Video Game Dialogue Chapter 10. Francesco Vitucci: Language Ideologies and Gender Stereotypes: Representation of Adult Masculine Speech in the Japanese Dub of the American Series Never Have I Ever Part III. Minoritized Communities Chapter 11. Takeshi Nakashima: Ableism toward Language by People with Disabilities: The Relationship between the Body and Ideology Chapter 12. Saana Santalahti: 'Sowing Seeds of Knowledge for Future Generations': Possibilities to Empower Ainu Language and People through Tourism Chapter 13. Yumiko Ohara: Questioning, Challenging and Reformulating Dominant Language Ideologies in Japan: The Cases of Ainu and Uchinaaguchi Saana Santalahti, Florian Grosser, Patrick Heinrich: Conclusions: The Creation and Contestation of Difference

Reviews

Japan is undergoing profound changes, mainly driven by demographic dynamics: ageing, population decline, immigration. This is also reflected in changing communication practices and ideologies inspected in this volume. By expounding the complex interaction of gender relations, non-native speakerhood, social roles and cultural dynamics it helps us understand the growing diversity and increasing disparities that characterise Japan today. * Florian Coulmas, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany * While this volume does, as the title suggests, provide a deep insight into ideologies of communication in contemporary Japan, it is much more than that. It is an excellent collection of contributions that show how reflexive projections span, and interrelate among, multiple semiotic modes, genres, and communicative practices. * Jürgen Spitzmüller, University of Vienna, Austria * Led by a crystal-clear review on the classical approach to language ideology in Japanese sociolinguistics, the chapters in this volume contribute towards a comprehensive focus: ideologies of communication. The broad array of research domains and methodologies sparks a lively and engaging discussion on the ramifications of ideologies of communication in the context of contemporary Japan. * Ruriko Otomo, Hokkaido University, Japan *

Author Information

Patrick Heinrich is a professor of Sociolinguistics and Japanese Studies at Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy. He is the author of The Making of Monolingual Japan (Multilingual Matters, 2012), and his many edited books include The Handbook of Ryukyuan Languages (de Gruyter Mouton, 2015) and The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Sociolinguistics (Routledge, 2019). Florian Grosser is a doctoral student and project assistant at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Austria. He is interested in ideologies of language (learning) and narratives of lived experiences of language(s) in contemporary Japan. Saana Santalahti is a doctoral student in the Doctoral Programme in Language Studies (HELSLANG) at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is especially interested in the sociolinguistics of Ainu and the Ryukyuan languages.

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