Language and Popular Culture in Japan

Language and Popular Culture in Japan - Japanese Studies

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Addresses the way langauge is used to express advertising slogans and other popular culture forms. Draws on theories from anthropology, linguistics, media studies, and semiotics to show how such cultural forms as noodle westerns and high school baseball uphold traditional Japanese values. Questions whether the nation is just acting out a part writt

Book information

ISBN: 9780719030413
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.1
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Weight: -1g