A History of the Japanese Language

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-521-65320-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 815 g

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. Beginning with a description of the oldest attested stage of the language, Old Japanese (approximately the eighth century AD), and then tracing the changes which occurred through the Early Middle Japanese (800-1200), Late Middle Japanese (1200-1600) and the Modern Japanese (1600-onwards) periods, a complete internal history of the language is examined and discussed. This account provides a comprehensive study of how the Japanese language has developed and adapted, providing a much needed resource for scholars. A History of the Japanese Language is invaluable to all those interested in the Japanese language and also students of language change generally.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frellesvig, Bjarke

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Abbreviations; Part I. Old Japanese: 1. Early writing in Japan and Old Japanese sources; 2. Phonology; 3. Grammar; 4. Loan words; 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: loan words and other borrowings; Appendix; References.

Über Autor(innen)

Frellesvig, Bjarke
Bjarke Frellesvig is Professor of Japanese Linguistics and Director of the Research Centre for Japanese Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford. He is the author of A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes (1995) and the co-editor of Japan and Korea: Contemporary Studies (1997), Current Issues in the History and Structure of Japanese (2007) and Proto-Japanese: Issues and Prospects (2008).