The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900)

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The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900) is written by Christopher Joby and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004438653 (ISBN 10) and 9789004438651 (ISBN 13).

In The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900) Christopher Joby offers the first book-length account of the knowledge and use of the Dutch language in Tokugawa and Meiji Japan. For most of this period, the Dutch were the only Europeans permitted to trade with Japan. Using the analytical tool of language process, this book explores the nature and consequences of contact between Dutch and Japanese and other language varieties. The processes analysed include language learning, contact and competition, code switching, translation, lexical, syntactic and graphic interference, and language shift. The picture that emerges is that the multifarious uses of Dutch, especially the translation of Dutch books, would have a profound effect on the language, society, culture and intellectual life of Japan.