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From Babel to Tokyo:
In search of the origins of Japanese (バベルから東京へ〜日本語の起源を求めて〜) マルチン・ロッベーツ |
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Is
Japanese relatable to any other language spoken today? Is Japanese
an Altaic language? The lecture will provide an introduction
to the affiliation question of Japanese. Taking the audience
on a trip from Bable to Tokyo, some aspects of the problem such as
interdisciplinary research, methodology and the quality of the evidence
so far will be highlighted. |