Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication A Self-Study Course and Reference

by Kamiya, Taeko

• ISBN13: 9784770029836
• ISBN10: 4770029837
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-18
• Publisher: Kodansha USA

Summary

"Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication presents 142 essential sentence Patterns for everyday conversation - all that is needed to get by in most uncomplicated social situations. These patterns represent the basic building blocks of sophisticated speech, and are mastered by all intermediate students. Each is given first in the form of a full-length English sentence, so that one can quickly understand its meaning and intent, then is followed by a Japanese translation, a short, precise explanation, several example sentences, and a practice section that allows one to test one's comprehension. By familiarizing oneself with these patterns and practicing them out loud, and inventing new sentences with them, one will quickly gain the skills necessary to effectively communicate one's thoughts in Japanese." "With page after page of sentence-pattern practice and straightforward explanations of grammar, this book is ideal for ambitious beginning-level students who wish to up their oral proficiency quickly. But it will also usefully serve intermediate and advanced students in need of solid review material, or anyone with an interest in the workings of the Japanese language."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

TAEKO KAMIYA received her BA from Doshisha Women's College and MAs from the University of San Francisco in education and from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in linguistics. A veteran language teacher, with 25 years' experience teaching Japanese, she is the author of numerous books on the Japanese language, including The Handbook of Japanese Verbs and The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs (both by Kodansha International).

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
List of Basic Expressions	viii
Identifying and Describing People and Things	1	(39)
Describing the Existence of Animate and Inanimate Things	40	(26)
Making Comparisons	66	(12)
Describing Actions in the Present, Future, and Past	78	(26)
Actions: in Progress, Completed, Successive, Simultaneous, and Miscellaneous	104	(34)
Stating Purpose, Cause, and Reason	138	(15)
Commands, Requests, Suggestions, Approval, Disapproval, Prohibition, and Obligation	153	(28)
Expressing Ability, Preference, Desire, Intention, Resolution, and Experience	181	(25)
Describing the Actions of Giving and Receiving	206	(11)
Expressing Conjecture and Hearsay, and Quoting People	217	(18)
Using Conditional, Passive, Causative, and Causative-Passive Forms	235	(19)
Making Relative Clauses	254	(52)
Appendixes
Numerals	260	(3)
Counters	263	(5)
Adjective Inflection Chart	268	(14)
Verb Conjugation Chart	282	(24)
Index	306