The Japanese Language in the Pacific Region (Hardcover, 1)

1. Introduction? 2. The Historical Background of Japanese Usage in Palau? 3. Place names of Japanese origin in Nan’yo? 4. People’s names of Japanese origin in Palau? 5. Linguistic Landscapes and Japanese loanwords??6. Quantitative Research into Japanese Loanwords? 7. Phonological adaptations in Japanese Loanwords? 8. Semantic Changes in Japanese Loanwords? 9. Grammatical changes in Japanese Loanwords? 10. Socio-historical analysis of Japanese Loanwords? 11. Retention rates of Japanese Loanwords? 12. Phonological changes across generations in Japanese Loanwords? 13. Language Policy and Spelling Reforms in Japanese loanwords? 14. Katakana Usage in Nan’yo and Other Japanese Colonies? 15. Pidginoid Japanese in Angaur? 16. Official Language status of Japanese in Angaur? 17. Welfare Linguistics and the Japanese Loanword Dictionary