Japanese Linguistics

An Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8789-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

This introduction to Japanese linguistics is designed to introduce students to all of the main areas of the subject. What makes this book distinct from other textbooks on Japanese linguistics is that linguistics is introduced by means of authentic texts which students might encounter in contemporary Japan.

The book covers:

* Speech sounds and sound structures

* Japanese vocabulary

* Writing in Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana and Roman letters

* Word structures, ideograms, morphemes and compounding * Sentence structure

* Word meaning

Each chapter contains an explanation of the key concepts of Japanese linguistics, followed by activities, which are designed to promote the students' active understanding of the forms and functions of the language in authentic texts. This textbook will be an essential introduction to Japanese linguistics for advanced undergraduates, and postgraduates, studying either Japanese language, or linguistics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yamaguchi, Toshiko

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Speech Sounds

2. Sound Structure

3. Vocabulary

4. Writing Systems

5. Word Structure

6. Sentence Structure

7. Word Meaning

References
Japanese index
English index

Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Toshiko Yamaguchi is Assistant Professor at Abdul Tunku Rahman University, Malaysia.