„This newly-revised edition provides in-depth coverage of allareas of Japanese grammar, in an accessible style which will makeit a valuable pedagogical and reference work for anyone interestedin Japanese linguistics.“
--Peter Sells, University of York
„An impressive, judiciously revised 3rd edition withcomprehensive coverage of the main areas within Japaneselinguistics. Superbly suited as a textbook at both undergraduateand graduate level. Highly recommended.“
--Bjarke Frellesvig, University of Oxford
„This book is an excellent invitation to JapaneseLinguistics for anyone interested in the language. It covers a widerange of topics from phonetics to dialectal variation and presentsa comprehensive picture of what the language is like. Theinsightful discussion in each chapter provides students of Japaneseand linguistics with many good research topics to investigatefurther.“
--Mamoru Saito, Nanzan University
An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
von Natsuko Tsujimura* A fully updated new edition of this successful textbookintroducing students to a wide range of issues, phenomena, andterminology in Japanese linguistics
* Includes extensive revisions to the chapters on phonetics, syntax and phonology, and incorporates a less theoretical, moredescriptive approach
* Features the author's own data, examples and theoreticalanalyses throughout
* Offers an original approach by discussing first and/or secondlanguage acquisition within each chapter
* Includes exercises exploring descriptive and theoretical issuesand reading lists which introduce students to the researchliterature, both of which have been updated in this newedition
