Essays about: "Okinawa"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the word Okinawa.

  1. 6. Uchinaa-Yamatoguchi : Yet another endangered variety on Okinawa?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Josef Holmér; [2013]
    Keywords : language ideology; language attitudes; language shift; language vitality; Okinawa; Uchinaa-Yamatoguchi; Japanese; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the variety known as Uchinaa-Yamatoguchi, spoken on the island of Okinawa and smaller surrounding islands. By discussing mainly historical, political, and social factors, the aim is to elicit the processes which affect its vitality and consequently are instrumental in the formation of its future. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Japanese Motion Verb Kuru - Deixis in Dialects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Adam Fält; [2013]
    Keywords : come; iku; kuru; Dialect; go; Japanese; deixis; Kyushu; Fukuoka; Kumamoto; Toyama; Okinawa; Ishikawa; Shimane; Gifu; Oita; Kagoshima; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The focus of this paper is the dialectal usage and divergence of the Japanese verb kuru ‘to come’ found in Kyushu, Okinawa, Toyama, Ishikawa, northern Gifu and Shimane. In said areas kuru is used in the same way as the verb iku ‘to go’ in standard Japanese. A survey concerning this aspect of the different dialects has been carried out. READ MORE