1st Edition

The Japanese Language in the Pacific Region

By Daniel Long, Keisuke Imamura Copyright 2025
240 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Long and Imamura examine language contact phenomena in the Asia Pacific region in the context of early 20th-century colonial history, focusing on the effects the Japanese language continues to have over island societies in the Pacific. Beginning in the early 20th century when these islands were taken over by the Japanese Empire and continuing into the 21st century, the book examines 5,150... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Historical Background of Japanese Usage in Palau  3. Place Names of Japanese Origin in Nan’yō  4. People’s Names of Japanese Origin in Palau  5. Linguistic Landscapes and Japanese Loanwords  6. Quantitative Research into Japanese Loanwords  7. Phonological Adaptations in Japanese Loanwords  8. Semantic Changes in Japanese Loanwords  9. Grammatical Changes in Japanese Loanwords  10. Socio-historical Analysis of Japanese Loanwords  11. Retention Rates of Japanese Loanwords  12. Phonological Changes across Generations in Japanese Loanwords  13. Language Policy and Spelling Reforms in Japanese Loanwords  14. Katakana Usage in Nan’yō and Other Japanese Colonies  15. Pidginoid Japanese in Angaur  16. Official Language Status of Japanese in Angaur  17. Welfare Linguistics and the Japanese Loanword Dictionary

Biography

Daniel Long is Professor of Japanese Linguistics at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.

Keisuke Imamura is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.