1330003Japanese Language and Literature (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET10 61330 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 4 | Course Type | special lecture |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.5 |
| Instructor name | TANAKA SOTA (Graduate School of Letters Senior Lecturer) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course is aimed to help students to have a basic knowledge and understanding about the history of Japanese writing systems in its earlier ages (till Kamakura period). Now Japanese language is almost exclusively written in kanji-kana majiri bun (漢字仮名交り文, kanji/hiragana mixed form), but this had not been a main form throughout the history of Japanese language. Writing Japanese started with introduction of kanji (漢字, Chinese characters) in around 5th century, and ever since various ways of writing have been made and developed. Besides, more than one form were used at the same era, chosen according to its purpose, readers and so on. In this course we take a general view of them, and take a closer look at some topics, making use of recent studies. |
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| Course Goals |
The goal of this course is to be able to understand and explain about the history of Japanese writing systems in the following 2 perspectives. (1) What letters and assistant marks were used? (2) How these letters and marks were used? |
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| Schedule and Contents |
(1) Introduction (2-3) Kanji (漢字) (5) Linguistic resources in Jodai (上代) (6) Kojiki (古事記) (7-8) Man'yo-shu (万葉集) (9) Linguistic doctrines in the old Japan (10-13) Kana (14) Exam 1 (15) Feedback (16) Kana (revisited) (17-20) Hentai kanbun (変体漢文) (21) Higashi Asia kanji bunka-ken (東アジア漢字文化圏, East Asian cultural sphere) (22-23) Iroha-uta (いろは歌) and Gojuon-zu (五十音図） (24-26) Kanazukai (仮名遣い) (27) Kanji kana majiribun (漢字仮名交り文) (28) Toward Kindaigo (近代語) (29) Exam 2 (30) Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Exams: 100% | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | To read reference books or papers introduced in classes. | ||
