Nicolas Tranter - The Languages of Japan and Korea

THE
LANGUAGES OF
JAPAN AND KOREA

The Languages of Japan and Korea provides detailed descriptions of the major varieties of languages in the region, both modern and pre-modern, within a common format, producing a long-needed introductory reference source. Korean, Japanese, Ainu, and representative members of the main groupings of the Ryukyuan chain are discussed for the first time in great detail in a single work.

The volume is divided into language sketches, the majority of which are broken down into sections on phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax and lexicon. Specific emphasis is placed on aspects of syntactic interest, including speech levels, honorifics and classifiers. Each language variety is represented in Roman-based transcription, although its own script (where there is such orthography) and IPA transcriptions are used sparingly where appropriate. The dialects of both the modern and oldest forms of the languages are given extensive treatment, with a primary focus on the differences from the standard language. These synchronic snapshots are complemented by a discussion of both the genetic and areal relationships between languages in the region.

With contributions from a variety of scholars of the highest reputation, The Languages of Japan and Korea is a much needed and highly useful tool for professionals and students in linguistics, as well as area studies specialists.

Nicolas Tranter is Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, teaching courses on East Asian languages and linguistics.

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Every volume contains extensive bibliographies for each language, a detailed index and tables, and maps and examples from the languages to demonstrate the linguistic features being described. The consistent format allows comparative study, not only between the languages in each volume, but also across all the volumes in the series.

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THE
LANGUAGES OF
JAPAN AND KOREA

Edited by
Nicolas Tranter

First published 2012
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
The languages of Japan and Korea / edited by Nicolas Tranter.
p. cm. (Routledge language family series)
1. Ryukyu islandsLanguages. 2. Japanese languageGrammar. 3. Korean languageGrammar. 4. JapanLanguages. 5. KoreaLanguages. I. Tranter, Nicolas.

PL693.R9L36 2012
495.67dc23

2011037313

ISBN: 978-0-415-46287-7 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-12474-1 (ebk)

Typeset in 9.5/11pt Times New Roman
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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

FIGURE

TABLES

CONTRIBUTORS

John R. Bentley is in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Northern Illinois University, USA.

Anna Bugaeva is at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, Japan.

Mark Irwin is at the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences, Yamagata University, Japan.

Atsuko Izuyama was formerly at Dokkyo University, Ska, Saitama, Japan.

Young-Key Kim-Renaud is at the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department, The George Washington University, USA.

Mika Kizu is in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom.

Wayne P. Lawrence is at the School of Asian Studies, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Akiko Matsumori is at the School of Humanities, Japan Womens University, Tokyo, Japan.

Heiko Narrog is at the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, and is also an invited associate professor at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL).

Nam Pung-hyun is emeritus professor at the University of Dankook, Republic of Korea, and is a former president of the Society for Kugyl Studies.

Takuichiro Onishi is at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), Tachikawa City, Tokyo, Japan.

Mark Rosa is a doctoral student at Tokyo University, Japan.

Michinori Shimoji is at Gunma Prefectural Womens University, Japan, and is also an invited associate professor at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL).

Ho-min Sohn is at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawaii at Mnoa, USA.