Using Japanese: A Guide to Contemporary Usage
This is a guide to Japanese usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Unlike conventional grammars, it gives special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause the most difficulty to English-speakers. Careful consideration is given throughout to questions of style, register, and politeness which are essential to achieving an appropriate level of formality. There are also sections dealing with a selection of...
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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
\ From the Publisher"...the reader will find in UJ [Using Japanese] much useful advice for enriching his or her expressive potential in Japanese, as well as many passages of delightful reading on Japanese language and society." Journal of Japanese Studies\ \