TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bjarke Frellesvig
TI  - A history of the Japanese language / 
SN  - 9781107404090
U1  - REF 495.609 F88 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, UK
PB  - Cambridge University Press, 
KW  - Japanese language
KW  - History
N1  - "First paperback edition (with corrections) 2011"--Title page verso; Part I. Old Japanese : 1. Early writing in Japan and Old Japanese sources
2. Phonology
3. Grammar
4. Loanwords
5. Eastern Old Japanese
Part II. Early Middle Japanese : 6. Writing and sources
7. Phonology
8. Grammar
9. The sinification of Japanese
Part III. Late Middle Japanese : 10. Sources
11. Phonology
12. Grammar
Part IV. Modern Japanese : 13. Varieties of Modern Japanese
14. Phonology
15. Grammar
16. Eastern dialect features of the standard language
17. The westernization of Japanese: loanwords and other borrowings
Appendix: Summary of the main regular phonemic changes between Old Japanese and conservative Modern Japanese
N2  - "Bjarke Frellesvig describes the development of the Japanese language from its recorded beginnings until the present day as reflected by the written sources and historical record. Beginning with a description of the oldest attested stage of the language, Old Japanese (approximately the eighth century AD), and then tracing the changes which occurred through the Early Middle Japanese (800-1200), Late Middle Japanese (1600 onwards) periods, a complete internal history of the language is examined and discussed. This account provides a comprehensive study of how the Japanese language has developed and adapted, providing a much-needed resource for scholars" -- back cover
ER  -