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The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs
Taeko Kamiya
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Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
For any beginner of Japanese, adjectives and adverbs are bound to present a challenge. Unlike English adjectives, Japanese ones conjugate, meaning that you must memorize their various forms before being able to build sentences of any complexity. Adverbs do not conjugate, but make use of particles to show their grammatical relationship to other words, and some have very subtle shades of meaning that are difficult to grasp. Moreover, many do not translate into adverbs in English. The role these parts of speech play in adding flavor to the Japanese
For any beginner of Japanese, adjectives and adverbs are bound to present a challenge. Unlike English adjectives, Japanese ones conjugate, meaning that you must memorize their various forms before being able to build sentences of any complexity. Adverbs do not conjugate, but make use of particles to show their grammatical relationship to other words, and some have very subtle shades of meaning that are difficult to grasp. Moreover, many do not translate into adverbs in English. The role these parts of speech play in adding flavor to the Japanese
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568364162
SKU
V9781568364162
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About Taeko Kamiya
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 ... Read more
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