2008/04/03 by John R. Bentley · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Island Studies and Pacific Affairs #Japanese History and Culture #Linguistic Variation and Morphology #Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
paper · doi:10.1163/ej.9781905246571.i-310
openalex publication_date 2008/04/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole.