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The Japanese Language Through Time (2nd Edition)

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The Japanese Language Through Time (2nd Edition)

The Japanese Language Through Time (2nd Edition) by Samuel E. Martin
English, Japanese | 1987 | ISBN: 0300037295 | 964 Pages | PDF | 116.2 MB

This book is a reference work for those interested in studying the history of Japanese words and sounds. Chapter 1 traces the phonetic system of the language back to its prehistoric beginnings. Chapter 2 comprises an extensive study of the development of voicing and nasality as distinctive features of the consonants. Chapter 3 explains the development of several interrelated processes of compression and assimilation in verb and adjective forms. Chapter 4 is a comprehensive study of Japanese accent. And the last three chapters constitute a succinct etymological dictionary, supported by a thorough reconstruction of the morphological structures found in the principal parts of speech. Readings from the text have been effectively used in courses in the history of the Japanese language.