Despite decades of research on the reconstruction of proto-Korean-Japanese (pKJ), some scholars still reject a genetic relationship. This study addresses their

The Studies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond presented in honour of Prof. John B. Whitman includes contributions by a ra

A History of the Korean Language is the first book on the subject ever published in English. It traces the origin, formation, and various historical stages thro

This book presents a comprehensive and critical overview of historical phonology as it stands today. Scholars from around the world consider and advance researc

The UNESCO atlas on endangered languages recognizes the Ryukyuan languages as constituting languages in their own right. This represents a dramatic shift in the