The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

The linguistic study of Japanese, with its rich syntactic and phonological structure, complex writing system, and diverse sociohistorical context, is a rapidly growing research area. This book, designed to serve as a concise reference for researchers interested in the Japanese language and in typological studies of language in general, explores diverse characteristics of Japanese that are particularly intriguing when compared with English and other European languages. It pays equal attention to the theoretical aspects and empirical phenomena from theory-neutral perspectives, and presents necessary theoretical terms in clear and easy language. It consists of five thematic parts including sound system and lexicon, grammatical foundation and constructions, and pragmatics/sociolinguistics topics, with chapters that survey critical discussions arising in Japanese linguistics. The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics will be welcomed by general linguists, and students and scholars working in linguistic typology, Japanese language, Japanese linguistics and Asian Studies. The Cambridge Handbook Of Japanese Linguistics The Linguistic Study Of Japanese, With Its Rich Syntactic And Phonological Structure, Complex Writing System, And Diverse Sociohistorical Context, Is A Rapidly Growing Research Area. It Consists Of Five Thematic Parts Including Sound System And Lexicon, Grammatical Foundation And Constructions, And Pragmatics/sociolinguistics Topics, With Chapters That Survey Critical Discussions Arising In Japanese Linguistics-- Will Be Welcomed By General Linguists, And Students And Scholars Working In Linguistic Typology, Japanese Language, Japanese Linguistics And Asian Studies-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction Yoko Hasegawa; 2. The History Of The Language Bjarke Frellesvig; 3. Layered Structure, Positional Shifts, And Grammaticalization Rumiko Shinzato; 4. Linguistic Typology And The Japanese Language Kaoru Horie; 5. Dialects Michinori Shimoji; 6. Writing And Literacy In Modern Japan Florian Coulmas; Part Ii. Sound System And Lexicon: 7. Moras And Syllables Timothy J. Vance; 8. Pitch Accent Haruo Kubozono; 9. Intonation Yosuke Igarashi; 10. Semantics And Morphosyntax Of Mimetics Kiyoko Toratani; 11. Events And Properties In Morphology And Syntax Taro Kageyama; Part Iii. Grammatical Foundation: 12. Case Wataru Nakamura; 13. Subjects And Topics Yoko Hasegawa; 14. Negation Hideki Kishimoto; 15. Tense And Aspect Wesley M. Jacobsen; 16. Modality Heiko Narrog; 17. Logophoricity, Viewpoint, And Reflexivity Yukio Hirose; 18. Word Order And Extraction: A Functional Approach Mitsuaki Shimojo; Part Iv. Grammatical Constructions: 19. Nominalization Masayoshi Shibatani; 20. Clausal Noun Modification Yoshiko Matsumoto; 21. Internally Headed Relativization And Related Constructions Kyoko Hirose Ohara; 22. Benefactives Nobuko Hasegawa; 23. Passives Shoichi Iwasaki; 24. Conditionals Seiko Fujii; Part V. Pragmatics/sociolinguistics: 25. Sentence-final Particles Emi Morita; 26. Linguistic Politeness Michael Haugh; 27. Speech Style Shift Haruko Minegishi Cook; 28. Discourse/conversation Analysis Polly Szatrowski; 29. Japanese Language, Gender, And Sexuality Shigeko Okamoto. Edited By Yoko Hasegawa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Extrait de la 4e de couverture : "Designed to serve as a comprehensive, yet concise, reference book for researchers interested in the Japanese language and in typological studies of language in general, this handbook explores the diverse and intriguing characteristics of Japanese in comparison with English and other European languages."