基本説明
一巻で、日本語のみならず、朝鮮語、アイヌ語、琉球語も含めて詳細にわたる情報を提供する権威あるレファレンス。各言語の音韻論、正書法、形態論、統語論、語彙論を取り上げ、敬語や方言についても歴史的な変化も含め詳述。当該地域における言語間の系統関係にも紙幅を割き、日本および朝鮮半島の言語的地域的特性を共時的にも通時的にも網羅する。編者Nicolas Tranter博士は、ヨーロッパにおける日本研究のパイオニア的役割でも知られる英シェフィールド大学東アジア研究所に所属する日本語研究者で、朝鮮語など他の複数の言語にも通じ、東アジアにおける諸言語間の接触・比較・対照にも注目してきた。
Full Description
The Languages of Japan and Korea provides detailed descriptions of the major varieties of languages in the region, both modern and pre-modern, within a common format, producing a long-needed introductory reference source. Korean, Japanese, Ainu, and representative members of the main groupings of the Ryukyuan chain are discussed for the first time in great detail in a single work.
The volume is divided into language sketches, the majority of which are broken down into sections on phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax and lexicon. Specific emphasis is placed on aspects of syntactic interest, including speech levels, honorifics and classifiers. Each language variety is represented in Roman-based transcription, although its own script (where there is such orthography) and IPA transcriptions are used sparingly where appropriate.
The dialects of both the modern and oldest forms of the languages are given extensive treatment, with a primary focus on the differences from the standard language.
These synchronic snapshots are complemented by a discussion of both the genetic and areal relationships between languages in the region.
With contributions from a variety of scholars of the highest reputation, The Language of Japan and Korea is a much needed and highly useful tool for professionals and students in linguistics, as well as area studies specialists.
Contents
1. Introduction 15 Editor 2.Proto-Japanese-Korean 25 John Whitman (Cornell University) 3. Old Korean 10 Response awaited 4. Middle Korean 40 S. Robert Ramsey (subject to timetable) (University of Maryland) 5. Modern Korean 40 Young-key Kim-Renaud (subject to timetable) (George Washington University) 6. Korean dialects 20 Ross King (University of British Columbia) 7. Old Japanese 30 Nicolas Tranter (University of Sheffield) 8. Early Middle and Classical Japanese 40 Thomas E. McAuley (University of Sheffield) 9. Late Middle Japanese 30 Bjarke Frellesvig (Oxford University) 10. Modern Japanese 40 Response awaited 11. Japanese dialects 20 Akiko Matsumori (Japan Women's University) and Takuichiro Ohnishi (National Japanese Language Research Institute) 12. Northern Ryukyuan 35 Leon Serafim (University of Hawai'i) 13. Southern Ryukyuan 35 Wayne Lawrence (University of Auckland) 14. Yonaguni 35 Response awaited 15. Classical and Modern Ainu 40 Osami Okuda (Sapporo Gakuin University) 16. Areal Relations and Contact Issues 30 Nicolas Tranter (University of Sheffield) 17. Japanese and Korean Overseas 10 To be allocated 18. Transcription Systems 5 Editor Bibliography Total (before index): 500
