7.948, Sum: Origin of Japanese

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-948. Sat Jun 29 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  58
 
Subject: 7.948, Sum: Origin of Japanese
 
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Date:  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:23:54 PDT
From:  nabe at violet.berkeley.edu (Kojiro Nabeshima)
Subject:  The Origin of Japanese (Summary)
 
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Date:  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:23:54 PDT
From:  nabe at violet.berkeley.edu (Kojiro Nabeshima)
Subject:  The Origin of Japanese (Summary)
 
A long time ago, I asked about the origin of Japanese. Many people kindly
responded: Marc Picard, Allan C Wechsler, Karl Teeter, Polkekai, David
Solnit, Shigenori Wakabayashi, Jakob Dempsey,  Francis Britto.
In short, the Japanese syntax is similar to that of Korean (which many
argue a part of Altaic family) whereas the phonology is similar to
Austronesian, and its affiliation is still debated.
 
References
Shibatani  _The languages of Japan_  Cambridge U. Press, 1990
Paul Benedect _Japanese/Austro-Tai_
(its review by David Solnit  in Language v.68.1 (March 1992)
Starostin _The Altaic problem and the origin of the Japanese_
(its review by Bernard Comrie in Language v. 69.4)
several articles by Roy Andrew Miller
Ono (Ohno/Oono), Susumu _Nihongo no ruutsu wa tamiiru da_
Samuel E. Miller _The Japanese Language Through Time_ Yale University
Press, (1987)
Petrie _The Genetic Affiliation of the Ainu Language_
 
Also there is a net called AltaiNet (listproc at u.washington.edu)
(for subscribing, send message subscribe AltaiNet your name)
 
Thank you again.
 
Nabeshima
 
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