Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Monograph | Materials and Methods of Analysis for the Study of the Ainu Language
Chapter | 17 • The Ainu Language: Bilingualism and Language Education
17 • The Ainu Language: Bilingualism and Language Education
Abstract
The notion that Japan is a ‘homogeneous’, ‘monoethnic’ and ‘monolingual’
nation became fixed in the post-war era, but in reality Japan has always been at the crossroads
of cultural and linguistic exchange through its history. This misconception
of Japan as a one-language country, that to much extent still
remains in contemporary Japanese society, is mostly rooted in the
modern era, namely in the imperialistic period of Japan’s history.
Published April 4, 2022 | Language: en
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