Changing scripts, changing storytellers: the role of katakana in English-language textbooks.

This article examines the discursive role of katakana, focusing on its use for personal names in English-language textbooks adopted by Japanese schools, to demonstrate how the script mediates shifting perspectives. Over the past several decades, English textbooks in Japan have undergone significant...

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Publicado en:Japan Forum Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 243 - 270
Autor principal: Hosokawa, Naoko
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2026
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