Assuming what Hanihara describes in his article is correct, discuss how you would explain the existence of Altaic and Austronesian linguistic features found in the Japanese language.

Reading the reading materials and answer following questions.

1.Assuming what Hanihara describes in his article is correct, discuss how you would explain the existence of Altaic and Austronesian linguistic features found in the Japanese language.

2. Then read the Omoto & Saitou article, and discuss the plausibility of their proposal using your knowledge about the formation of the Japanese language.

3. Based on the anthropologists’ arguments, what would you expect to find in the languages of Ainu and Ryukyu? You must refer to Hudson’s article. 4. Add any comments.