Japan considered from the hypothesis of farmer/language spread
Formally, the Farming/Language Dispersal hypothesis as applied to Japan relates to the
introduction of agriculture and spread of the Japanese language (between ca. 500 BC–AD …
introduction of agriculture and spread of the Japanese language (between ca. 500 BC–AD …
[PDF][PDF] The classification of the Japonic languages
E De Boer - The Oxford guide to the Transeurasian languages, 2020 - academia.edu
The chapter starts with an overview of the history of dialect classification in Japan. A
puzzling aspect of the distribution pattern of the Japanese dialects is the fact that many …
puzzling aspect of the distribution pattern of the Japanese dialects is the fact that many …
Chapter 7. The role of geography and migration in the branching and spread of the Japonic language family
EM de Boer - Historical Linguistics 2019: Selected papers from the …, 2024 - degruyter.com
This chapter investigates two extremes of the distribution of the Japonic language family: the
Ryūkyū Islands in the southwest, and the Tōhoku region in the northeast. Despite the fact …
Ryūkyū Islands in the southwest, and the Tōhoku region in the northeast. Despite the fact …
[HTML][HTML] The preservation of proto-Japanese tone class 2.5 in the Izumo region explained
P LOUKAREAS - Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale, 2020 - brill.com
Abstract In 1981, Okumura Mitsuo reported that the dialect of Izumo Taisha in western Japan
had preserved remnants of the separate tone class 2.5, which until then had only been …
had preserved remnants of the separate tone class 2.5, which until then had only been …
[PDF][PDF] The Ramsey hypothesis
EM de Boer - academia.edu
Ever since the 1930s linguists have been documenting and studying the tone systems of the
Japanese dialects. Comparing these with older sources on the tones, they have tried to …
Japanese dialects. Comparing these with older sources on the tones, they have tried to …