A descriptive grammar of early Old Japanese prose / by John R. Bentley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentley, John R.

Series:

Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 15.

Brill's Japanese studies library, 0925-6512 ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--To 794--Grammar.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Grammar, Classical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The oldest written stage of the Japanese language forms the subject of John Bentley's important volume. The underlying texts (also presented here) are those of the religious liturgies (norito) and imperial edicts (A.D. 685).

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; List of Symbols; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Liturgies; Chapter 3: Phonology; Chapter 4: Nominals; Chapter 5: Verbs; Chapter 6: Verbal Suffixes; Chapter 7: Adverbs; Chapter 8: Particles; Chapter 9: Conjunctions; Chapter 10: Lexicon; Chapter 11: Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-282) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46498-4

9786610464982

1-4175-4196-2

90-474-0115-8

OCLC:

614804497