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020			_a9789004213265 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9781905246571 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/ej.9781905246571.i-310 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)80332728
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050		4	_aPL886.R92 _bB46 2008
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100	1		_aBentley, John R.
245	1	2	_aA linguistic history of the forgotten islands _ba reconstruction of the proto-language of the Southern Ryūkyūs / _cJohn R. Bentley.
264		1	_aFolkestone : _bGlobal Oriental, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aBrill eBook titles 2010
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [302]-309).
505	0	0	_tPreliminary Material / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _t1. Introduction / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _t2. Proto-Miyako / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _t3. Proto-Yaeyama / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _t4. Pre-Yonaguni / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _t5. Proto-Sakishima / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _tAppendix: List Of Proto-Sakishima Data / _rJ. R. Bentley -- _tReferences / _rJ. R. Bentley.
506	1		_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aSakishima 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.
650		0	_aRyukyuan language _xHistory.
651		0	_aRyukyu Islands _xLanguages _xHistory.
776	0		_tLinguistic history of the forgotten _z9781905246571 (hbk.) _z1905246579 (hbk.) _z9789004213265 (electronic book)
830		0	_aLanguages of Asia _v7.
830		0	_aGlobal Oriental Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2010, ISBN: 9789004223332.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781905246571.i-310
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