DIALECTS OF HONSHU AND OKINAWA IN THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE OF JAPAN

The modern world is striving to find its identity in the conditions of globalization, and therefore the issue of linguistic identity becomes relevant. Globalization has prompted the world to unify language at both the macro level and regionally. The question of preserving cultural and linguistic identity through local dialects remains equally relevant. The struggle of standard language with dialects in Japan has become the focus of research for many linguists, as various factors create a gap between the language of the media and politics and the language of local residents in the Land of the Rising Sun. In this article, we propose to look at the position of dialects in relation to standard Japanese, as well as how and for what reasons regions use their dialects in political discourse.