Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy: Native Speaker Bias in Japan

This book examines dilemmas faced by second language Japanese speakers as a result of persistent challenges to their legitimacy as speakers of Japanese. It explores ideologies linked to three core speech styles of Japanese - keigo or polite language, gendered language and regional dialects - to show how such ideologies impact L2-Japanese speakers.

• | Author: Jae Dibello Takeuchi
• | Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• | Publication Date: Sep 16, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1800414633
• | ISBN-13: 9781800414631