Philological and Linguistic Analysis Working Together. Exploring Language Diversity in Japan

Japan’s ecological variety seems to parallel the multitude of different languages and dialects attested in the Japanese archipelago. In addition to standard Japanese and its dialects, there exist other Japonic languages such as Ryūkyūan and Hachijō, as well as non-Japonic varieties like Ainu. In...

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Main Authors: Paolo Calvetti, Calvetti, Paolo, Jarosz, Aleksandra, Baudel, Étienne, DAL CORSO, Elia, Miyake, Marc
Other Authors: Aleksandra Jarosz, Étienne Baudel, Elia Dal Corso, Marc Miyake
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca' Foscari 2024
Subjects:
Japanese historical linguistics
Japanese philology
Proto-Ryukyuan
Hachijō language
Ainu phonetics
Ryukyuan language
Miyako oral tradition
Hae- dong chegukki.
Settore L-OR/21 - Lingue e Letterature della Cina e dell'Asia Sud-Orientale
Settore ASIA-01/G - Lingua e letteratura del Giappone
lingua e letteratura della Corea
Elia
Sakhalin
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10278/5087807
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Summary:Japan’s ecological variety seems to parallel the multitude of different languages and dialects attested in the Japanese archipelago. In addition to standard Japanese and its dialects, there exist other Japonic languages such as Ryūkyūan and Hachijō, as well as non-Japonic varieties like Ainu. In this volume, four articles explore the importance of a philological approach to sources for historical linguistics: “Adopting a Philological Approach Toward Chishi (地誌)” by Étienne Baudel; “Elements of Sakhalin Ainu Pho- netics, Phonology, and Morphosyntax in Bronisław Piłsudski’s Corpus of Ainu Folk- lore” by Elia Dal Corso; “The Language of Miyako Oral Traditions” by Aleksandra Ja- rosz; “Reflexes of Proto-Ryukyuan Mid Vowels in Haedong Chegukki” by Marc Miyake.

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