Word and Sentence Prosody: The Endangered Dialect of Koshikijima Japanese

by Haruo Kubozono

This is the first comprehensive work on word and sentence prosody in Koshikijima Japanese, a dialect of Japanese not fully documented in the literature. It is an endangered dialect spoken by about 2,000 speakers on a small southern island in Japan. Being separated from mainland dialects by the sea, this dialect exhibits unique prosodic features not shared by other Japanese dialects. It also exhibits considerable regional variations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110735059
• ISBN13: 9783110735055
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary