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020			_a9780231163026 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050	1	4	_aPL 523.5 _bM685f 2015
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100	1		_aMizumura, Minae
240	1	0	_aNihongo ga horobiru toki. _lEnglish
245	1	4	_aThe fall of language in the age of English / _cMinae Mizumura ; Translated by Mari Yoshihara and Juliet Winters Carpenter.
260			_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _cc2015.
300			_axi, 221 p. ; _c24 cm
500			_aFirst published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo. entitled "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-210) and index.
505	0		_aUnder the blue sky of Iowa : those who write in their own language -- From par avion to via air mail : the fall of french -- People around the world writing in external languages -- The birth of Japanese as a national language -- The miracle of modern Japanese literature -- English and national languages in the internet age -- The future of national languages.
520			_aWinner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity. Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the globalized world of the Internet, English is fast becoming the sole common language of humanity. The process is unstoppable, and striving for total language equality is delusional―and yet, particular kinds of knowledge can be gained only through writings in specific languages. Mizumura calls these writings "texts" and their ultimate form "literature." Only through literature and, more fundamentally, through the diverse languages that give birth to a variety of literatures, can we nurture and enrich humanity. Incorporating her own experiences as a writer and a lover of language and embedding a parallel history of Japanese, Mizumura offers an intimate look at the phenomena of individual and national expression.
650		0	_aJapanese language _xSocial aspects.
650		4	_aJapones _xAspectos sociales.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xInfluence on Japan.
650		4	_aInglés.
700	1		_aYoshihara, Mari, _d1968- _etrl.
700	1		_aCarpenter, Juliet Winters, _etrl.
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