Koguryo, the language of Japan's continental relatives : an introduction to the historical-comparative study of the Japanese Koguryoic languages with a preliminary description of Archaic northeastern Middle Chinese

"This is the first-in-depth study of the extinct Koguryo language, which was once spoken in Manchuria and northern Korea. It covers the ethnolinguistic history of the Koguryo nation, philological treatment of the sources for the language, Koguryo phonology, and a complete glossary of all Archaic Koguryo and Old Koguryo words. Special attention has been given to the theory and practice of lexically - based historical-comparative linguistics. The genetic relationship of Koguryo of Japanese is shown to be secure, unlike the non-relationship of either language to Korean or 'Altaic', and much light is shed on the ethnolinguistic origins of Japanese. The special phonological features of the underlying transcriptional language, the archaic northeastern Middle Chinese dialect once spoken in Korea, are also analyzed."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Read more... Abstract: This book describes the Koguryo language, which was once spoken in Manchuria and Korea, including Koguryo and Japanese ethnolinguistic history, Koguryo's genetic relationship to Japanese, Koguryo phonology, and the Koguryo lexicon. It also analyzes the phonology of archaic Northeastern Chinese. Read more... This Is The First-in-depth Study Of The Extinct Koguryo Language, Which Was Once Spoken In Manchuria And Northern Korea. It Covers The Ethnolinguistic History Of The Koguryo Nation, Philological Treatment Of The Sources For The Language, Koguryo Phonology, And A Complete Glossary Of All Archaic Koguryo And Old Koguryo Words. Special Attention Has Been Given To The Theory And Practice Of Lexically - Based Historical-comparative Linguistics. The Genetic Relationship Of Koguryo Of Japanese Is Shown To Be Secure, Unlike The Non-relationship Of Either Language To Korean Or 'altaic', And Much Light Is Shed On The Ethnolinguistic Origins Of Japanese. The Special Phonological Features Of The Underlying Transcriptional Language, The Archaic Northeastern Middle Chinese Dialect Once Spoken In Korea, Are Also Analyzed.--book Jacket. 1. Koguryo And The Origins Of Japanese -- 2. The Ethnolinguistic History Of Koguryo -- 3. The Old Koguryo Toponyms -- 4. Archaic Northeastern Middle Chinese -- 5. Old Koguryo Phonology -- 6. Toward Common Japanese-koguryoic -- 7. The Proto-japanese-koguryoic Homeland -- 8. Koguryo And The Altaic Divergence Theories -- 9. The Altaic Convergence Theory -- 10. Japanese And The Mixed Language Theory -- 11. Linguistic Theory And Japanese Koguryoic -- 12. The Japanese-koguryoic Family Of Languages -- Koguryo Lexicon. By Christopher I. Beckwith. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [255]-265) And Index. Annotation "This is the first-in-depth study of the extinct Koguryo language, which was once spoken in Manchuria and northern Korea. It covers the ethnolinguistic history of the Koguryo nation, philological treatment of the sources for the language, Koguryo phonology, and a complete glossary of all Archaic Koguryo and Old Koguryo words. Special attention has been given to the theory and practice of lexically - based historical-comparative linguistics. The genetic relationship of Koguryo of Japanese is shown to be secure, unlike the non-relationship of either language to Korean or 'Altaic', and much light is shed on the ethnolinguistic origins of Japanese. The special phonological features of the underlying transcriptional language, the archaic northeastern Middle Chinese dialect once spoken in Korea, are also analyzed."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved