#  Linguistics 176. History and Pre-history of the Japanese Language  

 



 An examination of evidence from the comparative method, internal reconstruction, and written documents for reconstructing prehistoric stages of the Japanese language and an overview of major developments in Japanese phonology and grammar from the Nara period through the present day.

 [Course website](https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-114299/2020/spring/17050)

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