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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good intentions, not-so-good finished product,
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This review is from: History of the Japanese Written Language (Hardcover)
Take note that this book was among the first ever published in English on the topic of the history of Japanese language, and that the author is not a expert on historical linguistics nor language anthropology.The book is structured in time periods, and tries to give a overview of everything that has happened with the Japanese language since the earliest fragments available. It is, however, in dire need of a editor, as several statements are simply wrong, and a lot of semi-technical terms in Japanese are used without a single hint as to their meaning. As a piece of classical literature relevant to my area of study, I am glad I purchased it, but for the regular student I much rather recommend either the work by Chris Seeley or the more up-to-date, very impressive text by Bjarke Frellesvig |
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History of the Japanese Written Language by Yaeko Sato Habein (Hardcover - Nov. 1984)
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