The Languages of Japan

Klappentext This book is a detailed survey of the two main indigenous languages of Japan, Japanese and Ainu. Zusammenfassung This book is a detailed survey of the two main indigenous languages of Japan! Japanese and Ainu. The first part of this study is a most comprehensive study of the polysynthetic Ainu language. The second part deals extensively with Japanese. It discusses topics from the evolution of the writing system to issues of greater theoretical complexity. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations used in glosses; Part I. The Ainu Language: 1. Introduction; 2. Sound structure; 3. Grammatical structure; Part II. The Japanese Language: 4. Introduction; 5. Genetic affiliation; 6. History; 7. Lexicon; 8. Phonology; 9. Dialects; 10. Word formation; 11. Grammatical structure; 12. Epilogue; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Masayoshi Shibatani, Masayoshi (Rice University Shibatani
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521360708
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36070-8
• Series: Cambridge Language Surveys; Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies