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Passing as a Native in Social Interaction: Taiwanese in a Changing Japanese Society.
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Tai, 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