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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2018
      April 2018
      ISBN:
      9781316884461
      9781107185456
      9781316636411
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316884461
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.67kg, 786 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.218kg, 778 Pages
      • Collection:
      Cambridge Handbooks of Linguistics
      Subjects:
      Area Studies, Asian Studies, Sociolinguistics, Asian Language and Linguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
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    Collection:
    Cambridge Handbooks of Linguistics
    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Asian Studies, Sociolinguistics, Asian Language and Linguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
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    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.

    Reviews

    ‘The Japanese language is of great interest not only because of the unique position Japan holds in the world, by virtue of her history, culture, science and technology. It also has great importance because it has attracted the attention of many distinguished linguists, whose publications on it over many decades have influenced the development of linguistic theory itself. This Handbook is a balanced and comprehensive anthology of the many achievements of the field, presented by leading experts. It is much to be welcomed by Japanologists as well as by linguists at large.'

    William Shiyuan Wang - Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    ‘In summary, [The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics] serves as an excellent reference book for both established and aspiring linguists … All in all, the editor, Yoko Hasegawa, as well as the 27 other contributors recruited from around the world, should be congratulated and thanked for their excellent work in producing this impressive handbook.’

    Junko Mori Source: The Journal of Japanese Studies

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