A linguistic history of the forgotten islands a reconstruction of the proto-language of the Southern Ryūkyūs / John R. Bentley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentley, John R.

Series:

Languages of Asia 7.

Brill eBook titles 2010

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ryukyuan language--History.

Ryukyuan language.

Ryukyu Islands--Languages--History.

Ryukyu Islands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Folkestone : Global Oriental, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole. This monograph is the first attempt – in any language – at a large-scale reconstruction of the three languages of the southern Ryukyus (Sakishima), viz., Miyako, Yaeyama andYonaguni. An introduction outlines a brief history of the area, with a concise linguistic history, followed by an explanation of the languages studied. Succeeding chapters are devoted to the reconstruction of each of the three proto-languages. The three proto-languages are then compared and proto-Sakishima is reconstructed. This monograph provides data illustrating the importance of the language of Sakishima in understanding the linguistic history of the larger language family of Japonic.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. R. Bentley

1. Introduction / J. R. Bentley

2. Proto-Miyako / J. R. Bentley

3. Proto-Yaeyama / J. R. Bentley

4. Pre-Yonaguni / J. R. Bentley

5. Proto-Sakishima / J. R. Bentley

Appendix: List Of Proto-Sakishima Data / J. R. Bentley

References / J. R. Bentley.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-309).

ISBN:

1-282-48615-2

1-283-26617-2

9786612486159

9786613266170

90-04-21326-0

OCLC:

753480476

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781905246571.i-310 DOI