Languages of Japan

Klappentext This book is a detailed survey of the two main indigenous languages of Japan: Japanese and Ainu. No genetic relationship has been established between them, and structurally they differ significantly.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, Shibatani Masayoshi
• Assisted by: S. R. Anderson (Editor), J. Bresnan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.1990
• EAN: 9780521369183
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36918-3
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Cambridge Language Surveys; Print on demand; Cambridge Language Surveys
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); South East Asia, East Asia, Far East, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics