Search: Start Page ➙ Language: Japanese (jpn) Family/Group  Japanese Area  Eurasia General Data  • spoken in Japan Typological Information  • SOV Reduplication Form-Function  • full: pluralization, word class derivation, lexical enrichment Relationship Form-Function  one form - various functions Forms  Select Valueµµ root word   Functions  Select Valuelexical enrichment pluralization word class derivation Patterns  Select Valuefull Semantics  Select Valueother plurality   Word Classes  Select Value0 — adjective/adverb adjective/adverb — adjective/adverb noun — adjective/adverb noun — noun verb — adjective/adverb   All Examples  ⊟ References Iwasaki, Shoichi 2002. Japanese. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins  Kunihiro, Tetsuya 1995. Nichi-eego hikaku kooza, dai 2 kan, bunpoo [The Comparative Study of Japanese and English Series, Vol. 2, Grammar]. Tokyo: Taishuukan  Shibatani, Masayoshi 1999. The Language of Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press     Terminology    Glossary    Field Descriptions

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