A Descriptive and Comparative Grammar of Western Old Japanese: Part 1: Phonology, Script, Lexicon and Nominals

by Alexander Vovin

This is the first detailed descriptive grammar in English (indeed, in any language other than Japanese) dedicated to the Western Old Japanese, which was spoken in the Kansai region of Japan during the seventh and eighth centuries. The grammar is divided into two volumes, with the first volume dealing with sources, script, phonology, lexicon and nominals. The second volume focuses on adjectives, verbs, adverbs, particles and conjunctions. In addition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1901903141
• ISBN13: 9781901903140
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"