Professor MAKI Hideki and Third-year Undergraduate Student MIYAZAKI Jundai from the Faculty of Regional Studies Publish "DNA and Linguistics"

This book features conversations between a student and a professor at a university in Japan. The two met in a linguistics class. Here is a snippet of their conversation: (Jun) "It seems that the origins of Japanese and Korean languages are still unclear." (Maki) "Oh, really?"

Chasing the origins of both languages, the two embark on an intellectual journey. Key elements of the book include Komainu guardian statues, DNA, and the triple helix structure hypothesis of DNA. They encounter Turkish, Biji, Tamil, and Sinhala languages. They also meet Watson and Crick, Dawkins, Lord Jones, and Chomsky.

DNA and Linguistics

　　Authors: MAKI Hideki（Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Regional Studies）
　　　　MIYAZAKI Jundai（Third-year undergraduate student, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Regional Studies）
　　　　　　Note: Titles and academic years are as of the time of the interview.

• Publisher: Kaitakusha Publishing Co., Ltd.
• Publication Date: May 20, 2025
• Price: ¥2,420 (including tax)
• Format: Paperback (Softcover) A5 / 172 pages
• ISBN: 　　ISBN-10 : ‎ 475892418X
  　　　　　ISBN-13: ‎ 978-4758924184
• Publisher URL: Book Introduction Page