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日本語音節構造史の研究

Shinmura Izuru Award

日本語音節構造史の研究

Shuji Hizume

This scholarly monograph examines how Japanese syllable structure changed over time, covering topics such as palatalized sounds, diphthongs and long vowels, moraic nasals and geminates, and voicing contrasts. Based on a revised doctoral dissertation, it uses extensive examples to map the historical phonology of Japanese.

Japanese historical phonologysyllable structurepalatalized soundsvoicing contrastshistorical linguistics

Work Information

A detailed historical reading of Japanese syllable structure built from a wide body of examples.

Published by Kyuko Shoin, this specialist monograph studies changes in Japanese syllable structure from Old Japanese through later historical stages from the standpoint of diachronic phonology. Its chapters move from theoretical framing to detailed analyses of palatalized sounds, diphthongs and long vowels, moraic nasals and geminates, and voicing.

Review Summaries

  • The work is noted for treating palatalized sounds, nasal sound changes, and voicing together, and is valued for linking several areas of phonological history within one coherent framework.

Book Information

Publisher
汲古書院
Published
2019-01-18
Pages
700 pages
Language
日本語
Size
15.1 x 3.5 x 21.6 cm
ISBN-13
9784762936395
ISBN-10
4762936391
Price
2200 JPY
Category
本/人文・思想/言語学/言語学

◎用例を網羅的に分析して新説を提示―拗音・長音化・音便・清濁の対立などの歴史的研究―

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