The fall of language in the age of English
By: Minae Mizumura ; Translated by Mari Yoshihara and Juliet Winters Carpenter
Contributors: Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- translator; Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780231163026
Subjects: Japanese language; Social aspects; English language; Influence on Japan
Work titles: Nihongo ga horobiru toki
Notes: First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo. entitled "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Under the blue sky of Iowa: those who write in their own language; title: 2. From par avion to via air mail: the fall of French; title: 3. People around the world writing in external languages; title: 4. The birth of Japanese as a national language; title: 5. The miracle of modern Japanese literature; title: 6. English and national languages in the internet age; title: 7. The future of national languages.