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Japanese: A Linguistic Introduction
Yoko Hasegawa
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Description for Japanese: A Linguistic Introduction
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This comprehensive introduction to the Japanese language consists of six parts. Following the introductory section, it explores the Japanese lexicon, grammatical foundations, major clause types, clause linkage, and language usage. The discussion of formal and structural properties of Japanese such as sound structure, vocabulary and grammar assist readers as they gain insight into historical and sociocultural aspects of Japanese; some are compared with those of English-speaking nations. An ideal choice for instructors, the book includes twenty-eight chapters, sufficient for approximately ninety hours of hands-on instruction. Each topic has been rigorously selected based on the author's experience of more than two ... Read more
This comprehensive introduction to the Japanese language consists of six parts. Following the introductory section, it explores the Japanese lexicon, grammatical foundations, major clause types, clause linkage, and language usage. The discussion of formal and structural properties of Japanese such as sound structure, vocabulary and grammar assist readers as they gain insight into historical and sociocultural aspects of Japanese; some are compared with those of English-speaking nations. An ideal choice for instructors, the book includes twenty-eight chapters, sufficient for approximately ninety hours of hands-on instruction. Each topic has been rigorously selected based on the author's experience of more than two ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107611474
SKU
V9781107611474
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Ref
99-2
About Yoko Hasegawa
Yoko Hasegawa is Professor of Japanese Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Japanese: A Linguistic Introduction
'A comprehensive, up-to-date, and typologically minded survey of Japanese linguistics. Its well-balanced attention to data, theory, usage and grammar fills a gap left by previous textbooks [on] Japanese linguistics.' Mitsuaki Shimojo, University at Buffalo, State University of New York