John C. Maher, Professor of Linguistics, International Christian University, Tokyo
John C. Maher is Professor of Linguistics at International Christian University, Tokyo, specializing in sociolinguistics. He has previously held positions at the University of Edinburgh, St. Antony's College, Oxford, and De La Salle University, Manila. His many publications in both English and Japanese include Introducing Chomsky (Multilingual Matters, 1995), and Multilingualism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2017) and, as co-editor with Kyoko Yashiro, Multilingual Japan (Multilingual Matters, 1995). He is a founding member of the Japan Association of the Sociolinguistic Sciences.
Introduction: Tradition in motion, John C. Maher Part I: National Languages 1. Japanese in the world: The diaspora communities, Kazuko Matsumoto 2. Japanese in Japan: The national language and regional varieties, Junko Hibiya 3. Language communities of the Northern Ryukyus: Okinawan, Amami, and Kunigami, Patrick Heinrich 4. Language communities of the Southern Ryukyus: Miyako, Yaeyama, and Yonaguni, Sachiyo Fujita-Round 5. Japanese Sign Language: A language of the deaf community, Norie Oka 6. Ainu: An urban-rural indigenous language of the North, Hidetoshi Shiraishi Part II: Community Languages 7. Korean: Ancient and modern transnational links of language and culture, Hye-Gyeong Ohe 8. Chinese: A historic language of cultural influence, Shi Jie 9. Portuguese: Diaspora, ethnolinguistic vitality, and cultural influence, Lucila Etsuko Gibo 10. Spanish: From Renaissance missionaries to the Nikkeijin community, Daniel Quintero 11. Urdu and Hindi: Languages of urban transnational business and culture, Rika Yamashita 12. Nepali: Outmigration and the evolving diaspora, Tina Shrestha 13. Vietnamese: From refugee community to cultural transitions, Adachi Mayumi 14. Filipino: A nationwide migrant language and culture, Sachi Takahata 15. Burmese: Refugees and Little Yangon, Kosei Otsuka 16. Turkish, Kurdish, and Uighur: Linguistic and political presence from the Meiji period, John C. Maher 17. Persian: Migration waves and diversification, Hourieh Akbari Part III: Languages of Culture, Politics, and Modernization 18. English: International language of work, learning, and education, Simon Cookson 19. Dutch and German: Mediator languages of science, politics, and law, Florian Coulmas 20. French: Culture, linguistic landscape, and modernization, Simon Tuchais 21. Russian: A historical language community and Russian language education, Petr Podalko 22. Esperanto: Internationalism, dialogue, and an evolving community, Goro Cristoph Kimura and Hitosi Gotoo 23. Latin and Sanskrit: Hidden Christians, Buddhism, and religious scholarship, John C. Maher Afterword References Index
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