A Linguistic History of the Forgotten Islands - A Reconstruction of the Proto-language of the Southern Ryukyus (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Global Oriental
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Languages of Asia, No. 7
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	John R Bentley
Series editors:	Alexander Vovin
Dimensions:	220 x 150 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	310
ISBN-13:	978-1-905246-57-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	1-905246-57-9
Barcode:	9781905246571

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