The Accentual History of the Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages

The Accentual History of the Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages
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Publisher : Global Oriental
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 9789004213401
ISBN-13 : 9004213406
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Book Synopsis The Accentual History of the Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages by : Moriyo Shimabukuro

Download or read book The Accentual History of the Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages written by Moriyo Shimabukuro and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks into the accentual history of the Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages. Applying the comparative method, the author has reconstructed the accentual history of the Japonic languages. The reconstruction is based on modern dialects of Japanese and Ryukyuan, and also on historical materials.


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