Leon A. Serafim

List of John Benjamins publications for which Leon A. Serafim plays a role.

Articles

Serafim, Leon A. 2016 Rendaku in OkinawanSequential Voicing in Japanese: Papers from the NINJAL Rendaku Project, Vance, Timothy J. and Mark Irwin (eds.), pp. 139–172 | Article
This paper provides a thorough synchronic and diachronic account of rendaku in the Shuri dialect of Okinawan, which is the best documented variety in the Ryukyuan branch of the Japonic family. Rendaku in Shuri Okinawan is abundant, and its phonetic manifestation is very similar to that in Tokyo… read more
Serafim, Leon A. 2008 The uses of Ryukyuan in understanding Japanese language historyProto-Japanese: Issues and Prospects, Frellesvig, Bjarke and John Whitman (eds.), pp. 79–99 | Article