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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: S. R. Anderson (Editore), J. Bresnan (Editore)
• Autori: Masayoshi Shibatani, Masayoshi (Rice University Shibatani, Shibatani Masayoshi
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 03.05.1990
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per
• EAN: 9780521369183
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36918-3
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.7 cm
• Serie: Print On Demand; Cambridge Language Surveys; Print on demand; Cambridge Language Surveys
• Categorie: South East Asia; East Asia, Far East; Historical & comparative linguistics; Historical and comparative linguistics