An Introduction to the Japonic Languages: Grammatical Sketches of Japanese Dialects and Ryukyuan Languages

Japanese is definitely one of the best-known languages in typological literature. For example, typologists often assume that Japanese is a nominative-accusative language. However, it is often overlooked that Japanese, or more precisely, Tokyo Japanese, is just one of various local varieties of the Japonic language family (Japanese and Ryukyuan). In fact, the Japonic languages exhibit a surprising typological diversity. For example, some varieties...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004518886
• ISBN13: 9789004518889
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 360 Pages