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    <namePart>Shibatani, Masayoshi.</namePart>
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    <dateIssued>1990</dateIssued>
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    <extent>xv, 411 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations used in glosses; Part I. The Ainu Language: 1. Introduction; 2. Sound structure; 3. Grammatical structure; Part II. The Japanese Language: 4. Introduction; 5. Genetic affiliation; 6. History; 7. Lexicon; 8. Phonology; 9. Dialects; 10. Word formation; 11. Grammatical structure; 12. Epilogue; References; Index.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Masayoshi Shibatani.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-399) and index.</note>
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