An Introduction To The Japonic Languages

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004519106
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Japonic Languages written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese is definitely one of the best-known languages in typological literature. For example, typologists often assume that Japanese is a nominative-accusative language. However, it is often overlooked that Japanese, or more precisely, Tokyo Japanese, is just one of various local varieties of the Japonic language family (Japanese and Ryukyuan). In fact, the Japonic languages exhibit a surprising typological diversity. For example, some varieties display a split-intransitive as opposed to nominative-accusative system. The present volume is thus a unique attempt to explore the typological diversity of Japonic by providing a collection of grammatical sketches of various local varieties, four from Japanese dialects and five from Ryukyuan. Each grammatical sketch follows the same descriptive format, addressing a wide range of typological topics.

Author : Patrick Heinrich
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1614511152
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages written by Patrick Heinrich and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UNESCO atlas on endangered languages recognizes the Ryukyuan languages as constituting languages in their own right. This represents a dramatic shift in the ontology of Japan’s linguistic make-up. Ryukyuan linguistics needs to be established as an independent field of study with its own research agenda and objects. This handbook delineates that the UNESCO classification is now well established and adequate. Linguists working on the Ryukyuan languages are well advised to refute the ontological status of the Ryukyuan languages as dialects. The Ryukyuan languages constitute a branch of the Japonic language family, which consists of five unroofed Abstand (language by distance) languages.The Handbook of Ryukyuan Languages provides for the most appropriate and up-to-date answers pertaining to Ryukyuan language structures and use, and the ways in which these languages relate to Ryukyuan society and history. It comprises 33 chapters, written by the leading experts of Ryukyuan languages. Each chapter delineates the boundaries and the research history of the field it addresses, comprises the most important and representative information.

Author : Anthony Edgar Backhouse
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Japanese Language written by Anthony Edgar Backhouse and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese Language: An Introduction is a book that offers a systematic overview of Japanese from the perspective of the English-speaking learner.

Author : Bjarke Frellesvig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139488805
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Japanese Language written by Bjarke Frellesvig and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bjarke Frellesvig describes the development of the Japanese language from its recorded beginnings until the present day as reflected by the written sources and historical record. Beginning with a description of the oldest attested stage of the language, Old Japanese (approximately the eighth century AD), and then tracing the changes which occurred through the Early Middle Japanese (800–1200), Late Middle Japanese (1200–1600) and the Modern Japanese (1600–onwards) periods, a complete internal history of the language is examined and discussed. This account provides a comprehensive study of how the Japanese language has developed and adapted, providing a much needed resource for scholars. A History of the Japanese Language is invaluable to all those interested in the Japanese language and also students of language change generally.

Author : Toshiko Yamaguchi
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826493521
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Language in Use written by Toshiko Yamaguchi and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2007-10-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces pragmatics, discourse, language, and culture in the Japanese context. It covers: Language in context; Japanese in conversation; Honorifics and politeness; Language and gender; and Young people's language.

Author : 山口登志子
Publisher : Continuum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Linguistics written by 山口登志子 and published by Continuum. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to Japanese linguistics, which is designed to introduce students to the areas of Japanese linguistics. This book contains chapters, which contains an explanation of the key concepts of the subject, followed by activities, which are designed to promote the students' active understanding of the forms and functions of the language.

Author : Yoko Hasegawa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107032776
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese written by Yoko Hasegawa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A succinct overview of the Japanese language, looking at grammar, vocabulary, meaning and sound structure, as well as sociolinguistics and history.

Author : Nicolas Tranter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136446591
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Languages of Japan and Korea written by Nicolas Tranter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Languages of Japan and Korea provides detailed descriptions of the major varieties of languages in the region, both modern and pre-modern, within a common format, producing a long-needed introductory reference source. Korean, Japanese, Ainu, and representative members of the three main groupings of the Ryukyuan chain are discussed for the first time in a single work. The volume is divided into language sketches, the majority of which are broken down into sections on phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax and lexicon. Specific emphasis is placed on those aspects of syntactic interest, such as speech levels, honorifics and classifiers, which are commonly underplayed in other descriptions of Modern Japanese and Korean. Each language is represented in Roman-based transcription, although its own script (where there is such an orthography) and IPA transcriptions are used sparingly where appropriate. The dialects of both the modern and oldest forms of the languages are given extensive treatment, with a primary focus on the differences from the standard language. These synchronic snapshots are complemented by a discussion of both the genetic and areal relationships between languages in the region.

Author : Moriyo Shimabukuro
Publisher : Global Oriental
ISBN 13 : 9004213406
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accentual History of the Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages written by Moriyo Shimabukuro and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks into the accentual history of the Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages. Applying the comparative method, the author has reconstructed the accentual history of the Japonic languages. The reconstruction is based on modern dialects of Japanese and Ryukyuan, and also on historical materials.

Author : Natsuko Tsujimura
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444337730
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics written by Natsuko Tsujimura and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this established textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised. It maintains its broad coverage of topics from phonetics to language variation, and increases its accessibility by incorporating a more descriptive, less theoretical approach. A fully updated new edition of this successful textbook introducing students to a wide range of issues, phenomena, and terminology in Japanese linguistics Includes extensive revisions to the chapters on phonetics, syntax and phonology, and incorporates a less theoretical, more descriptive approach Features the author’s own data, examples and theoretical analyses throughout Offers an original approach by discussing first and/or second language acquisition within each chapter Includes exercises exploring descriptive and theoretical issues and reading lists which introduce students to the research literature, both of which have been updated in this new edition