The impact of loan-words on modern Japanese.

A salient feature of modern Japanese is the use of numerous loan-words derived from European languages and written in katakana script. Evidence from a number of sources points to a large but uneven increase in the proportion of new loan-words entering the language. There has also been a change in th...

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Publicado en:Japan Forum Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 231 - 254
Autor principal: Tomoda, Takako
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep99
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