When originally published in 1873 one of the aims was to protest against an idea that the Japanese language was very imperfect, and therefore it should be exterminated! The second was to give a general idea of the Japanese language as it is spoken.
| ISBN: | 9780415588362 |
| Publication date: | 9th September 2010 |
| Author: | Tatui Baba |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 134 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Japan |
| Genres: |
Historical and comparative linguistics Grammar, syntax and morphology |