Author: Alexander Vovin
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824832787
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Japonic (Japanese and Ryukyuan) portmanteau language family and the Korean language have long been considered isolates on the fringe of northeast Asia. This text challenges a view widely held by Japonic and Korean historical linguistics on the relationship between the two language families.