The Languages of Japan - Couverture rigide

Shibatani, Masayoshi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521360706 ISBN 13 : 9780521360708

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Book by Shibatani Masayoshi

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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. Professor Shibatani has therefore divided his study into two independent parts. The first 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 and the differences between men's and women's speech, to issues of greater theoretical complexity, such as phonology, the lexicon and word-formation, and the syntax of agglutinative morphology. As an American-trained scholar in Japan, the author is in an unique postion that affords him a dual perspective on language deriving from Western linguistic scholarship and the Japanese grammatical tradition.

Revue de presse :

"Shibatani's wide-ranging survey of Japanese is replete with intriguing ideas...it is a significant and timely contribution to the literature from a productive and influential scholar." Linguistic Anthropology

"This combination of breadth and boldness makes for instructive and engaging reading, all in an accessible style which promises to make this work a staple on reading lists in future courses on the history and structure of the Japanese language." Wesley M. Jacobsen, Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0521360706
• ISBN 13: 9780521360708
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 428