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Peer reviewedTai, Eika – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Investigates the social background of oldcomer Taiwanese in Japan while examining their language behavior in intraethnic communication and in interethnic interaction with Japanese. Analysis of two conversations reveals that many Asians seek to pass as Japanese, a behavior contributing to the reproduction of the existing social hierarchy of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedSiegal, Meryl – Applied Linguistics, 1996
Examines the intersection of learner identity, social position, and second-language acquisition. The article, which focuses on a case study of a white woman learning Japanese in Japan, presents a conversation between the learner and her professor to show the dynamic coconstruction of identity and sociolinguistic proficiency within conversational…
Descriptors: Body Language, Case Studies, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
