Comments on: A journey through Japan’s linguistic peripheries https://languageonthemove.com/a-journey-through-japans-linguistic-peripheries/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Miriam Faine https://languageonthemove.com/a-journey-through-japans-linguistic-peripheries/#comment-92189 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:47:54 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=24246#comment-92189 In reply to Gianmarco Fiorentini.

Thanks. Your paper opens up many interesting reflections and speculations arou d these issues

]]> By: Gianmarco Fiorentini https://languageonthemove.com/a-journey-through-japans-linguistic-peripheries/#comment-92188 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:05 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=24246#comment-92188 Thank you for your kind words.
Both Italy and Japan are aging and this impacts on the potential number of dialect speakers. Italy too has its standardized language which is used for formal communication and by television. Furthermore, Italian dialects too are not immune to stereotyping in a manner similar to those of Japan.
However, many young people in Italy consume media that make use of dialects from regions different from their own. The mainstream circulation of media featuring dialects may be contributing to the diffusion of accents, terms and mannerisms in new ways across wide geographical and social distances throughout the whole country. In a sense, Italian dialects seem to be able to retain an image of local authenticity while at the same time being capable of establishing a considerable mainstream presence as well.

]]> By: Miriam Faine https://languageonthemove.com/a-journey-through-japans-linguistic-peripheries/#comment-92174 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 02:23:13 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=24246#comment-92174 Fascinating post, thank you. I imagine this is the same in many countries – how does it contrast/ compare for example, with Italy?

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