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@article{ART002207860},
author={Li, Jia},
title={A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2017},
volume={46},
pages={355-377},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355}

TY - JOUR
AU - Li, Jia
TI - A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2017
VL - 46
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 355
EP - 377
SN - 1598-0685
AB - Compared with other Altaic languages, Japanese and Korean languages are much closer to each other in grammar, and also to Ryukyuan language. According to the literature, Korean people are the first foreigners to record Ryukyuan language in a written form. In the passage “pronunciation interpreting the Ryukyuan Kingdom” from A Journey to the Eastern Countries (1512), Korean people perfectly preserved the pronunciation and meanings of words and sentences in Ryukyuan language in both Korean and Chinese languages, which is an extremely valuable material. Unfortunately, the later time period witnessed stagnation after a prominent beginning. In order to clarify the language family to which Korean belongs to, it is necessary to thoroughly compare Korean language with Japanese and Ryukyuan languages. Different from lexis, grammar underwent a slow and gradual process of variation. A comparative study of the three languages can provide strong evidence for defining the language family of Korean. Based on this rationale, this paper starts from the comparison of grammar elements of these three languages, aiming at case markers including the nominative case markers and the accusative case markers, and observes the procedures and functions diachronically. Based on the examples from the medieval data, it is found that the nominative case markers and the accusative case markers of these three languages vary from each other in forms and origins. Although they show some similarities in functions, it can be conjectured that there is no cognate for the three languages in the history.
KW - nominative case markers;accusative case markers;Ryukyuan language;procedure;function
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355
ER -

Li, Jia. (2017). A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers. Cross-Cultural Studies, 46, 355-377.

Li, Jia. 2017, "A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.46, pp.355-377. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia "A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers" Cross-Cultural Studies 46 pp.355-377 (2017) : 355.

Li, Jia. A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers. 2017; 46 355-377. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia. "A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers" Cross-Cultural Studies 46(2017) : 355-377.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia. A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers. Cross-Cultural Studies, 46, 355-377. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia. A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2017; 46 355-377. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia. A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers. 2017; 46 355-377. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355

Li, Jia. "A Comparative Study of Case Markers in Korean, Japanese and Ryukyuan Languages: Focusing on Nominative Case Markers and Accusative Case Markers" Cross-Cultural Studies 46(2017) : 355-377.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2017.46..355