Ideologies of Communication in Japan - Speakers, Interaction and the Creation of Difference

This book presents case studies of ideologies of communication in Japan, responding to recent developments in the field and the subject-wide shift from ideologies of language to ideologies of communication. Chapters explore a wide range of language contexts using an array of innovative methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Florian Grosser (Editor), Patrick Heinrich (Editor), Heinrich Patrick (Editor), Saana Santalahti (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.07.2025
• EAN: 9781800419247
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-924-7
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Japan, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, East Asia, Far East, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism