Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Volume 18 | Materials and Methods of Analysis for the Study of the Ainu Language
Materials and Methods of Analysis for the Study of the Ainu Language
Southern Hokkaidō and Sakhalin Varieties
open access- Elia Dal Corso - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email
Abstract
This volume is intended to be a practical manual to learn the basics of the Ainu language, in its varieties of Southern Hokkaidō and Sakhalin. Each lesson presents one specific topic that is investigated taking into account both varieties of the language. Three kinds of activities guide the student throughout each lesson to inductively make generalisations on the language that can be supported by linguistic evidence and, possibly, to revise the information they were given as a start of their analysis. In order to do this, the student learns to observe the data, recognize recurring patterns and exceptions, and formulate a description of the language behaviours illustrated by the given examples. At the end of each lesson the student actively gains knowledge of the Ainu language by producing themselves a set of descriptive rules. The course aims at giving the student some basic analytical tools to approach and analyse Ainu language sources. Furthermore, the student will gain knowledge about the genealogical relationship of the Ainu language and about important sociolinguistic issues relative to its past history and present status of vitality.
Keywords Language analysis • In SA hannehka is found instead of somo (2) (Muras • Linguistics • Endangered languages • In HA the negative somo is placed before the verb • HA and SA distinguish among first, second, and thi • Moreover, hannehka can also be found to follow the • Both varieties have one more person, in addition t • Negation in both HA and SA is expressed periphrast • The so-called ‘fourth person’ of HA is used to mar • Ainu • Language teaching
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-861-3 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-861-3 | Published Sept. 4, 2024 | Submitted May 20, 2024 | Language en
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