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Oral presenters have the option to submit papers to the special issue of the journal of japanese linguistics in english. Anthony linguitsics rated it really liked it jan 26, volume 19 issue 1 janpp. Description the japanese linguistics minor is designed to provide students with an opportunity to establish a basis of linguistic knowledge of the japanese language. Linguistic theory and the japanese language linguistics. This is not an explanation of those forms, but a simple list of what they are called. Ma in japanese linguistics and pedagogy advising form requirements prerequisite ling 301 intro to ling analysis or jpn 315 intro to jpn linguistics if no linguistics background language one global scholars level of japanese course either complete or test out of the course 4 eall required core courses advisor approved 3 eall electives.
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