Using Japanese: A Guide to Contemporary Usage
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A guide to Japanese usage for intermediate students approaching the finer nuances of the language.
Acknowledgments1Register and politeness12Words342.1Word meaning342.2Word formation612.3Borrowed words1113Grammar and verbal strategies1243.1Being vague and indirect1243.2Softening1453.3Giving and receiving1473.4Modals1503.5Tense and aspect1573.6If and when1723.7Particles1823.8Nouns2253.9Personal reference2333.10Adverbs2373.11Quantities and classifiers2483.12Onomatopoeia2623.13Conjunctions2654Language and everyday life2704.1Rituals2704.2Japan facts2944.3Japanese orthography306Selected references312English index318Japanese index324