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 175-025 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

Note

Formerly available as 175-245/345. Students who have completed 175-245/345 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Prof. Peter Austin

Prerequisites

Completion of 175-105 (175-004) Introduction to Language, or 175-106 (175-005) English: Its Structure and History, or 37.5 points of first-year Japanese language study or departmental approval.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. There will be no tutorials in the first or the middle week

Subject Description

Introduction to the structure and history of the Japanese language. Aspects of Japanese pronunciation and grammatical structure are discussed from a typological perspective. Japanese dialects, language history and relations with other languages are also considered.

Assessment

Three practical assignments of 1000 words each, and a 1-hour class test.

Prescribed Texts
  • Shibatani, Masayoshi, The Language of Japan. CUP.
  • A E Backhouse, The Japanese Language: An Introduction. OUP 1993.
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