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Date: 04-Mar-2026
From: Rosanna Woensdregt [rosanna.woensdregt at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Word-Prosodic Systems of Japonic Languages: Igarashi, Celik, Hirako, and Aoi (eds.) (2026)


Title: Word-Prosodic Systems of Japonic Languages
Series Title: Endangered and Lesser-Studied Languages and Dialects
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
           https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/74111

Editor(s): Yosuke Igarashi, Kenan Celik, Tatsuya Hirako, Hayato Aoi

Hardback ISBN: 978-90-04-75536-9
E-book ISBN: 978-90-04-75578-9 (Open Access)
DOI: 10.1163/9789004755789

Abstract:

How diverse can a single language family’s prosody be? "Word-Prosodic
Systems of Japonic Languages" answers this by offering the first-ever
comparative overview in English of the highly diverse word-prosodic
systems of the Japonic languages. Through accessible descriptions
couched in a unified framework, this volume dismantles long-standing
barriers in a field whose publications are almost exclusively in
Japanese and whose descriptive tradition is shaped by idiosyncratic
terminology and theory. Covering nine Japanese and eight Ryukyuan
varieties, and featuring the definitive typological introduction to
Japonic prosody, the book reveals surprising typological facts—such as
systems that require positing novel prosodic units. It is essential
reading for linguists interested in prosody, typology, and the
often-overlooked diversity of East Asian languages.
Readership: This volume is intended for linguists specializing in
prosody, phonological typology, and Japonic languages, as well as
postgraduate students and researchers working in phonology, historical
linguistics, and East Asian language studies. Its comparative approach
and accessible descriptions also make it valuable for scholars
interested in the broader dynamics of prosodic diversity across
related language varieties.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Japanese (jpn)

Language Family(ies): Japonic

Written In: English (eng)



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