175-245 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

Note

Available as 175-345 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Any first year linguistics subject or Japanese 1B.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

In this subject students are introduced to the structure and history of the Japanese language. Aspects of Japanese phonology, morphology and syntax are discussed from a typological perspective. Japanese dialects, language history and relations with other languages are also considered.

Assessment

Assignments and a class test (altogether 90%) and workshop participation (10%), in total equivalent to 5,000 words in written work.

Prescribed Texts

Backhouse, A.E. The Japanese Language: An Introduction. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 1993

• Miller, R.A, The Japanese Language. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• Shibatani, M, The Languages of Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.