Bjarke Frellesvig (University of Professor of Japanese Linguistics

A History of the Japanese Language

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Produktbeschreibung

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. He provides a comprehensive study of how the Japanese language developed and adapted, providing a much needed resource for scholars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 462
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9781107404090
• ISBN-10: 1107404096
• Artikelnr.: 34752721

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables, maps and figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Old Japanese: 1. Early writing in Japan and Old Japanese sources
2. Phonology
3. Grammar
4. Loanwords
5. Eastern Old Japanese
Part II. Early Middle Japanese: 6. Writing and sources
7. Phonology
8. Grammar
9. The sinification of Japanese
Part III. Late Middle Japanese: 10. Sources
11. Phonology
12. Grammar
Part IV. Modern Japanese: 13. Varieties of Modern Japanese
14. Phonology
15. Grammar
16. Eastern dialect features of the standard language
17. The westernization of Japanese: loanwords and other borrowings
Appendix. Summary of the main regular phonemic changes between Old Japanese and conservative Modern Japanese
References
Index of main grammatical forms
General index.