Teach Yourself Beginner's Japanese Script

by Gilhooly, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780844226866
• ISBN10: 0844226866
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Now learning non-Roman-alphabet languages is as easy as A-B-C! Readers wanting to learn the basics of reading and writing a new language that employs script will find all they need in the Teach Yourself Beginner's Script series. Each book includes a step-by-step introduction to reading and writing in a new language as well as tips and practice exercises to build learners' skills. Thanks to the experts at Teach Yourself, script will no longer be all "Greek" to language learners--unless of course, it is Greek script! Teach Yourself Beginner's Script series books feature: Origins of the language A systematic approach to mastering the script Lots of "hands-on" exercises and activities Practical examples from real-life situations

Author Biography

Helen Gilhooly has lived and worked in Japan and is a university teacher-trainer and director of a specialist language school

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Work it out!	p. 3
Linking kanji to pictures 1	p. 4
Days of the week	p. 5
Reading practice	p. 6
Writing practice 1	p. 8
Conclusion	p. 11
	p. 12
Introduction	p. 13
Work it out!	p. 13
Linking kanji to pictures 2	p. 14
Kanji build up	p. 15
Working out the meaning	p. 17
Review	p. 17
Reading practice	p. 18
Kanji readings	p. 20
Writing practice 2	p. 24
Conclusion	p. 27
Test	p. 28
	p. 29
Introduction	p. 30
Numbers 1-10	p. 30
Numbers 11-99	p. 32
Five new kanji	p. 34
More about dates	p. 36
The Japanese calendar	p. 36
Reading practice	p. 38
Kanji readings	p. 39
Writing practice 3	p. 40
Conclusion	p. 42
	p. 43
Introduction	p. 44
Finding clues	p. 44
More kanji components	p. 46
Reading practice	p. 49
More kanji compounds	p. 51
Kanji readings	p. 52
Writing practice 4	p. 54
Conclusion	p. 57
Test	p. 58
	p. 59
Introduction	p. 60
Work it out!	p. 60
How to read hiragana	p. 60
The hiragana chart	p. 61
Contracted sounds	p. 67
Hiragana that change their sound	p. 68
The small [characters not reproducible] (tsu)	p. 69
Reading practice	p. 70
Hiragana and kanji	p. 71
Conclusion	p. 72
	p. 73
Introduction	p. 74
Work it out!	p. 74
Decoding kanji	p. 76
Abstract kanji	p. 78
Complex kanji	p. 78
Kanji compounds	p. 80
Kanji compounds 2	p. 81
Kanji readings	p. 82
Writing practice 5	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 85
Test	p. 85
	p. 87
Introduction	p. 88
Types of kanji	p. 88
Kanji components	p. 89
More about radicals and components	p. 90
Locating the radical	p. 93
Kanji readings	p. 94
Using kanji dictionaries	p. 96
Writing practice 6	p. 98
Conclusion	p. 102
	p. 103
About this unit	p. 104
Introduction	p. 104
Work it out!	p. 105
Kanji for places	p. 105
More about places	p. 108
More place names	p. 108
Kanji signs	p. 111
More signs	p. 114
A map of Japan	p. 115
Warning signs	p. 117
Pairs of signs	p. 118
Miscellaneous signs	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 121
	p. 125
Introduction	p. 126
Work it out!	p. 126
How to read katakana	p. 127
The katakana chart	p. 128
Pronunciation of r and l	p. 130
Katakana that change their sound	p. 131
Contracted sounds	p. 135
The small (tsu)	p. 136
Extra katakana sounds	p. 136
Contracted words	p. 139
Reading practice	p. 140
Writing practice 7	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 148
	p. 149
Introduction	p. 150
Grammar functions	p. 150
Writing letters	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 175
Key to the activities	p. 176
Japanese-English	p. 187
English-Japanese	p. 197
Taking it further	p. 202
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