“Yamato-kotoba” as a Strange Language

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  • 異言語としての「やまと言葉」
  • イゲンゴ ト シテ ノ ヤマ ト コトバ

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<p>Until the eighth century Chinese characters were solely used for writing in the “yamato-kotoba” language. Then, far from being a pure native language, “yamato-kotoba” was in its origin regulated by and contaminated with something foreign, that is, the Chinese language. One may seek after a sort of cultural genuineness in classical literature, but it is always already inscribed with otherness in terms of écriture.</p>

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