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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825579703321

Autore

Bentley John R

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2001

ISBN

1-280-46498-4

9786610464982

1-4175-4196-2

90-474-0115-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations

Collana

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

Disciplina

495.6/5

Soggetti

Japanese language - To 794 - Grammar

Japanese language - Grammar, Classical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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).