Exploring the history of the Japanese language
Exploring the History of the Japanese Language Ever wondered how the Japanese language came to be? How it evolved and how it influences Japanese culture today? Then buckle up and get ready to explore the fascinating history of the Japanese language! The Japanese language is said to have existed as early as the 4th century CE. It is believed to have developed from Old Korean language as it was passed onto the Japanese people. The Korean language in turn is considered to be a relative of the Altaic language family, which includes Turkish, Mongolian and Manchu. This means that Japanese language has the same core linguistic structures like those language functions. The development of the Japanese language from the 4th to 9th century is referred to as Old or Ancient Japanese. At this time, the language had no scripts of its own, and instead was written in Chinese characters. The Chinese characters were adapted to represent the sounds of the language by adding diacritical marks as pronuncia...