Basic Japanese

by Shoko Hamano; Takae Tsujioka

• ISBN13: 9780203849569
• ISBN10: 0203849566
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2014-06-11
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Basic Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This book presents twenty-five individual grammar points, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Japanese.Divided into two parts, the first part outlines fundamental components of Japanese including the writing system, pronunciation, word order, particles and conjugation patterns, while the second part builds on this foundation by introducing basic grammatical patterns organised by the task they achieve. Grammar points are followed by contextualised examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning..ãKey features include:clear, accessible formatmany useful language examplestransliteration of all examplesjargon-free explanations of grammarabundant exercises with full answer keysubject indexBasic Japanese is suitable both for class use and independent study making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language.Shoko Hamano is Professor of Japanese and International Affairs and Director of the Language Center at The George Washington University, USA. Previous publications include Making Sense of Japanese Grammar (co-authored, 2002) and The Sound-Symbolic System of Japanese (1998)Takae Tsujioka is Instructor in Japanese at The George Washington University, USA.