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Long and Imamura examine language contact phenomena in the Asia Pacific region in the context of early 20th century colonial history, focussing on the effects the Japanese language continues to have over island societies in the Pacific.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. The Historical Background of Japanese Usage in Palau 3. Place Names of Japanese Origin in Nan’yō 4. People’s Names of Japanese Origin in Palau 5. Linguistic Landscapes and Japanese Loanwords 6. Quantitative Research into Japanese Loanwords 7. Phonological Adaptations in Japanese Loanwords 8. Semantic Changes in Japanese Loanwords 9. Grammatical Changes in Japanese Loanwords 10. Socio-historical Analysis of Japanese Loanwords 11. Retention Rates of Japanese Loanwords 12. Phonological Changes across Generations in Japanese Loanwords 13. Language Policy and Spelling Reforms in Japanese Loanwords 14. Katakana Usage in Nan’yō and Other Japanese Colonies 15. Pidginoid Japanese in Angaur 16. Official Language Status of Japanese in Angaur 17. Welfare Linguistics and the Japanese Loanword Dictionary
About the author
Daniel Long is Professor of Japanese Linguistics at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.
Keisuke Imamura is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.
Summary
Long and Imamura examine language contact phenomena in the Asia Pacific region in the context of early 20th century colonial history, focussing on the effects the Japanese language continues to have over island societies in the Pacific.
