| Back-to-front books open new chapter on globalizing Japanese |
| Is English slowly taking over? |
on 23 Sep 2007 by Janine 
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| Article from The Japan Times Email News Service – Sunday 23 September 2007 |
| As Japan struggles with the mushrooming of English loanwords in its midst, there are signs that the Japanese language might be exploring another new relationship with English — by absorbing the English alphabet and even some grammar directly, writes Tomoko Otake. This emerging trend is not to do with the superficial profusion of English lettering in advertising copy and the names [read more] |
| Japanese: A language in a state of flux |
| 'Torrential' import of foreign words threatens the basis of communication |
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on 23 Sep 2007 by Janine
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| Article from The Japan Times Email News Service – Sunday 23 September 2007, by TOMOKO OTAKE I s[...] |
| Languages are never static. They change and evolve with people over time. They also interact with other languages, and through an endless cycle of loaning and borrowing of words, ideas and concepts are shared, exchanged and nurtured across national and cultural boundaries. But the torrential influx of foreign words into the Japanese language in recent years — overwhelmingly, these days, from [read more] |
