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Miyako Inoue, Vicarious language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2007

Justin Charlebois
Justin Charlebois
Affiliation:
Language and Communication, Aichi Shukutoku University, Aichi, Japan 480-1197, justinc@asu.aasa.ac.jp
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Miyako Inoue, Vicarious language. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. Pp. xi, 323. Pb $24.95.

Japanese Women's Language (JWL) is not a new topic of research in the social sciences, but Miyako Inoue's Vicarious language is an original contribution to the field. According to Inoue, women's language references linguistic forms distinguishing the speech of women and brings with it certain connotations of “femininity” such as politeness or nonassertiveness. In line with other current research, Inoue asserts that JWL is not part of the linguistic repertoires of many women.

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Language in Society , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 481
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© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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