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A Descriptive Grammar of Early Old Japanese Prose
Contributor(s): Bentley, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004123083     ISBN-13: 9789004123083
Publisher: Brill
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Published: August 2001
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Annotation: The oldest written stage of the Japanese language forms the subject of John Bentley's important new volume. The underlying texts (also presented here) are those of the religious liturgies "(norito) and imperial edicts (A.D. 685). Part one deals with the liturgies, the writing system, texts, and phonology and the dating problem. The main chapters of the book are a description of nominals, verbs, verbal suffixes, auxiliary verbs, particles, and conjunctions. A chapter on the lexicon, detailing many hapax legomena and interesting words, makes this into a major reference work on early Japanese.

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BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Japanese
- Architecture | Interior Design - General
- Social Science
Dewey: 495.65
LCCN: 2001035902
Series: Brill's Japanese Studies Library
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.6" W x 9.76" L (1.40 lbs) 304 pages
Features: Illustrated
 
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The oldest written stage of the Japanese language forms the subject of John Bentley's important new volume. The underlying texts (also presented here) are those of the religious liturgies (norito) and imperial edicts (A.D. 685). Part one deals with the liturgies, the writing system, texts, and phonology and the dating problem. The main chapters of the book are a description of nominals, verbs, verbal suffixes, auxiliary verbs, particles, and conjunctions. A chapter on the lexicon, detailing many hapax legomena and interesting words, makes this into a major reference work on early Japanese.
 
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