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The Languages of Japan - Cambridge Language Surveys Shibatani, Masayoshi (Rice University, Houston)
The Languages of Japan - Cambridge Language Surveys
Shibatani, Masayoshi (Rice University, Houston)
This book is a detailed survey of the two main indigenous languages of Japan, Japanese and Ainu. The first part of this study 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 to issues of greater theoretical complexity.
428 pages, 12 b/w illus. 7 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 3, 1990 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521360708 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 428 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 32 mm · 798 g |
| Language | English |