The Japanese language
Kindaichi, Haruhiko, 1913-20042010
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The relationship of Japanese to other languages is not well understood even by native speakers, and, in "The Japanese Language," Professor Kindaichi sets out to examine this. He concludes that Japanese is indeed only remotely related to other world languages, although it has many features in common with the languages of so-called primitive societies. After a brief discussion on the unique isolation of the Japanese language, the author considers the varieties of ordinary speech and the differences between informal, formal and literary language. These examinations, and the many others provided, will be invaluable to anyone interested in the mysteries of the Japanese language.
Main title:
The Japanese language / by Haruhiko Kindaichi ; translated and annotated by Umeyo Hirano ; with a new foreword by Mineharu Nakayama.
Author:
Kindaichi, Haruhiko, 1913-2004, authorNakayama, Mineharu, writer of foreword etcHirano, Umeyo, translatorProQuest (Firm)
Work:
Edition:
1st bilingual ed.
Imprint:
Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Pub., 2010.©2010
Collation:
xviii, 234 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
"Originally published in Japan as Nippongo by Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo (1957)--T.p. verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-234)Text in English and Japanese.
Contents:
pt. 1. The position of Japanesepart 2. Aspects of speechpart 3. Pronunciationpart 4. Vocabularypart 5. Sentence construction.
ISBN:
9784805310809978080484883108048488314805310804
Dewey class:
495.682421
LC class:
PL523
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
BRN:
814394
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Language Learning | LEARN JPN KIND | Available |