Using Japanese Synonyms

Download or read book Using Japanese Synonyms written by A. E. Backhouse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a successful speaker of a given language involves control of the meaning and use of vocabulary items, taking in their lexical content (what phenomena they refer to), combinatorial behaviour (what items they occur with) and situational characteristics (e.g. as colloquial or formal terms). This essential reference book provides clear information on these aspects for around three hundred groups of Japanese near-synonyms, supplemented by a wide range of authentic examples. The result is a clear profile of the meaning and use of each item, highlighting similarities and distinctions among neighbouring terms and expanding learners' lexical range. The book is designed primarily for English-speaking learners, and the selection of groups and items and the overall treatment adopted reflects the author's extensive experience in teaching Japanese to English speakers. Japanese forms and examples appear in both romanisation and Japanese orthography, and the bilingual indexes allow readers to locate synonyms quickly and easily.

Download or read book Using Japanese Synonyms written by A. E. Backhouse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groups together Japanese near-synonyms and provides clear information on their meaning and use, richly illustrated with authentic examples.

Download or read book Using Japanese Synonyms written by Anthony Edgar Backhouse and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Using Japanese written by William McClure and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 2000, is a guide to Japanese usage for intermediate students approaching the finer nuances of the language.

Download or read book Using Japanese Slang written by Anne Kasschau and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you think you learned everything in Japanese class that you needed to know? Guess again. Chances are, your teachers only covered the G-rated side of the language. What about the rest of the vocabulary and phrases you need for this R-rated world? That's where Using Japanese Slang comes in. From college campuses to back-street bars, this book is a vital resource for understanding the phrases you can't learn from your Japanese friends because they'll just smile and say you're better off not knowing anyway. Using Japanese Slang brings you the entertaining and colorful Japanese language as it's used in the real world, offering fascinating etymological explanations as well. It will give you the power to express the thoughts you really want to convey, and deliver them like a native speaker.

Download or read book Womansword written by Kittredge Cherry and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A very graceful, erudite job . . . extraordinarily revealing."—The New York Times Thirty years after its first publication, Womansword remains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. Short, lively essays offer linguistic, sociological, and historical insight into issues central to the lives of women everywhere: identity, girlhood, marriage, motherhood, work, sexuality, and aging. A new introduction shows how things have—and haven't—changed. Kittredge Cherry studied in Japan and has written about the country for Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. She has a journalism degree from University of Iowa.

Download or read book Japanese the Manga Way written by Wayne P. Lammers and published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "real manga, real Japanese" study guide and resource for language students and teachers