The relationship of Japanese to other languages is not well understood even by native speakers, and, in The Japanese Language, Professor Kindaichi sets out to examine this. He concludes that Japanese is indeed only remotely related to other world languages, although it has many …
"The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as well as its limitations, this fine book provides a lively discussion about the uniqueness of the Japanese langu…
Studying Japanese in context
by Japan Times, ltd, Mizutani, Osamu, Mizutani, Nobuko
fromNihongo notes
It is often said that language standardization has been steadily advancing in modern Japan and that speakers in regional Japan are now bi-dialectal and code-switch between "Standard" and "regional" Japanese. The notion of code-switching, however, assumes the existence of varieti…
It is often said that language standardization has been steadily advancing in modern Japan and that speakers in regional Japan are now bi-dialectal and code-switch between "Standard" and "regional" Japanese. The notion of code-switching, however, assumes the existence of varieti…
Situational Japanese 2
by Japan Times, ltd, Mizutani, Osamu, Mizutani, Nobuko
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Situational Japanese
by Japan Times, ltd, Mizutani, Osamu, Mizutani, Nobuko
fromNihongo notes
"This grammar book introduces a maximally constrained set of rules, in the form of an eight-level conjugation (EJC) system and the Japanese verb expression (JVE) formula"--Preface
"This grammar book introduces a maximally constrained set of rules, in the form of an eight-level conjugation (EJC) system and the Japanese verb expression (JVE) formula"--Preface.