Japan: Language policy and planning in transition

Current Issues in Language Planning

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-68

  Gottlieb, Nanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Future trends; Japan; Language maintenance; Language policy; Language spread; Minority languages

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749159580     PISSN: 14664208     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/cilp116.0     Document Type: Review

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