{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-japanese-linguistics-hardback-9780631205043","title":"The Handbook of Japanese Linguistics (Hardback) 9780631205043","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Handbook of Japanese Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNatsuko Tsujimura (Edited by), Tsujimura (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631205043, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 August 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.1 x 18.8 x 3.6 cm, 1.162 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The Japanese language has had a prominent position in the development of linguistic theory over the past 30 years. This handbook represents the first significant collection to provide a detailed overview of the major intellectual descriptive and analytic tasks which have occupied researchers working on the language. It will be of great value to linguists who have an interest in Japanese or who wish to see how Japanese evidence bears on many major theoretical issues.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Sells, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I found it very useful that each chapter provides references for those who want to investigate a specific topic further; this is a source to consult for anyone who wants to start research on Japanese linguistics.\" \u003ci\u003eFunctions of Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e brings together major aspects of Japanese linguistics, presenting overviews, current concerns and future directions of each topic. The areas included are phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology, language acquisition, sentence processing, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. This \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e is for those who are familiar with the topic at the basic level and wish to investigate it in more detail, but it also can be used as a language-specific and typological reference. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading scholars in the field\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a unique and authoritative survey of Japanese linguistics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter presents an overview of the topic and discusses current concerns and future directions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Accent (Shosuke Haraguchi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Mora and Syllable (Haruo Kubozono).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Phonological Lexicon (Junko Itô and Armin Mester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Variationist Sociolinguistics (Junko Hibiya).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Scrambling (Naoko Nemoto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Reflexives (Takako Aikawa).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Passives (Hiroto Hoshi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Causatives (Shigeru Miyagawa).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Quantification and wh-Constructions (Taisuke Nishigauchi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Word Formation (Taro Kageyama).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Tense and Aspect (Toshiyuki Ogihara).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Lexical Semantics (Natsuko Tsujimura).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. First Language Acquisition (Yukio Otsu).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Sentence Processing (Mineharu Nakayama).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics (Senko Maynard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Sociolinguistics: Honorifics and Gender Differences (Sachiko Ide and Megumi Yoshida).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316784951576,"sku":"9780631205043","price":158.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631205043.jpg?v=1781825413","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-handbook-of-japanese-linguistics-hardback-9780631205043","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}