Historical Grammar of Japanese / Edition 1

by G. B. Sansom

Overview

First published in 1928, this path-breaking work is still of importance and interest to Japanese scholars and linguists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700702886
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/1995
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Introduction of Writing 2. Further development of the Script and the representation of Japanese sounds 3. Later developments of the language, and divergence between spoken and written forms II. The Substantive III. Predicative Words IV. The Adjective. V. The Verb VI. The Auxiliary verbs aru and suru VII. The Particles VIII. The Adverb IX. The Formation of Words X. Grammatical Functions XI. Syntax Appendix. Comparison of spoken and written forms