TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bentley,John R.
TI  - A linguistic history of the forgotten islands : a reconstruction of the proto-language of the Southern Ryūkyūs 
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2010
SN  - 9789004213265
AV  - PL886.R92 B46 2008
U1  - 495.67095229 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Folkestone
PB  - Global Oriental
KW  - Ryukyuan language
KW  - History
KW  - Ryukyu Islands
KW  - Languages
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-309); Preliminary Material; J. R. Bentley --; 1. Introduction; J. R. Bentley --; 2. Proto-Miyako; J. R. Bentley --; 3. Proto-Yaeyama; J. R. Bentley --; 4. Pre-Yonaguni; J. R. Bentley --; 5. Proto-Sakishima; J. R. Bentley --; Appendix: List Of Proto-Sakishima Data; J. R. Bentley --; References; J. R. Bentley; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole. This monograph is the first attempt – in any language – at a large-scale reconstruction of the three languages of the southern Ryukyus (Sakishima), viz., Miyako, Yaeyama andYonaguni. An introduction outlines a brief history of the area, with a concise linguistic history, followed by an explanation of the languages studied. Succeeding chapters are devoted to the reconstruction of each of the three proto-languages. The three proto-languages are then compared and proto-Sakishima is reconstructed. This monograph provides data illustrating the importance of the language of Sakishima in understanding the linguistic history of the larger language family of Japonic
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781905246571.i-310
ER  -