A Linguistic History of the Forgotten Islands: a Reconstruction of the Proto-language of the Southern Ryukyus (Languages of Asia) - John R. Bentley - Books - Global Oriental - 9781905246571 - April 3, 2008
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John R. Bentley
A Linguistic History of the Forgotten Islands: a Reconstruction of the Proto-language of the Southern Ryukyus (Languages of Asia)

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Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole. This monograph is the first attempt in any language at a large-scale reconstruction of the three languages of the southern Ryukyus (Sakishima), viz., Miyako, Yaeyama andYonaguni. An introduction outlines a brief history of the area, with a concise linguistic history, followed by an explanation of the languages studied. Succeeding chapters are devoted to the reconstruction of each of the three proto-languages. The three proto-languages are then compared and proto-Sakishima is reconstructed. This monograph provides data illustrating the importance of the language of Sakishima in understanding the linguistic history of the larger language family of Japonic.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 3, 2008
ISBN13 9781905246571
Publishers Global Oriental
Pages 309
Dimensions 138 × 33 × 215 mm   ·   476 g
Language Danish   English   German   Welsh   Spanish   French   Hindi   Italian   Japanese   Korean   Chinese  

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