Download or read book Japanese Grammar A Workbook for Self Study written by Masahiro Tanimori and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've mastered the basics of Japanese grammar and are ready to move to the next level, this book is for you! Each of the 12 chapters is devoted to one widely-used sentence structure and its variations. Chapters are broken down into the following easy-to-follow components: Clear presentation of model sentences Breakdown and explanation of the grammar of key sentence patterns Controlled practice exercises, such as filling in the blanks and imitating model sentences Free practice exercises, using the target sentence structure to create your own sentences Reading comprehension practice, of narrative text and dialogues, for consolidation Online audio files recorded by a native speaker are available for all key Japanese dialogues, and all texts are written in Japanese characters with romanized Japanese and English translation--making the book accessible even for students who have not yet mastered Japanese script. The book is illustrated throughout with drawings that reinforce the meaning of the written text. Japanese Grammar: A Workbook for Self-Study is ideal for anyone studying for the JLPT N3 test, or the AP Japanese Language and Culture test. It is perfect for post-beginners who want to move quickly to the next level, and for intermediate students who want to review and perfect their grammar skills.
Download or read book Interpreting Japan written by Brian J. McVeigh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this book offers university students a handy "how to" guide for interpreting Japanese society and conducting their own research. Stressing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, Brian McVeigh lays out practical and understandable research approaches in a systematic fashion to demonstrate how, with the right conceptual tools and enough bibliographical sources, Japanese society can be productively analyzed from a distance. In concise chapters, these approaches are applied to a whole range of topics: from the aesthetics of street culture; the philosophical import of sci-fi anime; how the state distributes wealth; welfare policies; the impact of official policies on gender relations; updated spiritual traditions; why manners are so important; kinship structures; corporate culture; class; schooling; self-presentation; visual culture; to the subtleties of Japanese grammar. Examples from popular culture, daily life, and historical events are used to illustrate and highlight the color, dynamism, and diversity of Japanese society. Designed for both beginning and more advanced students, this book is intended not just for Japanese studies but for cross-cultural comparison and to demonstrate how social scientists craft their scholarship.
Download or read book Japanese Language Gender and Ideology written by Shigeko Okamoto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Language, Gender and Ideology is a collection of previously unpublished articles by established as well as promising young scholars in Japanese language and gender studies. The contributors to this edited volume argue that traditional views of language in Japan are cultural constructs created by policy makers and linguists, and that Japanese society in general, and language use in particular, are much more diverse and heterogeneous than previously understood. This volume brings together studies that substantially advance our understanding of the relationship between Japanese language and gender, with particular focus on examining local linguistic practices in relation to dominant ideologies. Topics studies include gender and politeness, the history of language policy, language and Japanese romance novels and fashion magazines, bar talk, dictionary definitions, and the use of first-person pronouns. The volume will substantially advance the agenda of this field, and will be of interest to sociolinguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and scholars of Japan and Japanese.
Download or read book The New Japanese Woman written by Barbara Sato and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a vivid social history of “the new woman” who emerged in Japanese culture between the world wars, The New Japanese Woman shows how images of modern women burst into Japanese life in the midst of the urbanization, growth of the middle class, and explosion of consumerism resulting from the postwar economic boom, particularly in the 1920s. Barbara Sato analyzes the icons that came to represent the new urban femininity—the “modern girl,” the housewife, and the professional working woman. She describes how these images portrayed in the media shaped and were shaped by women’s desires. Although the figures of the modern woman by no means represented all Japanese women, they did challenge the myth of a fixed definition of femininity—particularly the stereotype emphasizing gentleness and meekness—and generate a new set of possibilities for middle-class women within the context of consumer culture. The New Japanese Woman is rich in descriptive detail and full of fascinating vignettes from Japan’s interwar media and consumer industries—department stores, film, radio, popular music and the publishing industry. Sato pays particular attention to the enormously influential role of the women’s magazines, which proliferated during this period. She describes the different kinds of magazines, their stories and readerships, and the new genres the emerged at the time, including confessional pieces, articles about family and popular trends, and advice columns. Examining reactions to the images of the modern girl, the housewife, and the professional woman, Sato shows that while these were not revolutionary figures, they caused anxiety among male intellectuals, government officials, and much of the public at large, and they contributed to the significant changes in gender relations in Japan following the Second World War.
Download or read book Japanese Apology Across Disciplines written by Naomi Sugimoto and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this intriguing book is to bring together various approaches to the study of Japanese apology in an attempt to answer some of the critical questions currently being raised in this subject: a) how Japanese apology differs from that of other cultures, b)what seems to cause such differences, and c)how these cultural differences in apology effect communication across cultural boundaries. Chapters included in this book represent such disciplinary affiliations as social psychology, rhetoric, conversation analysis, and interpersonal communication. Accordingly, the critical issues concerning Japanese apology are examined from diverse methodological perspectives: experiment, survey, text analysis, media analysis and interview.
Download or read book English Japanese Conversations for Those who Learn the English Language written by K. Ooi and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Language Patterns written by Anthony Alfonso and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Routledge Library Editions Japanese Linguistics written by Various Authors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 1402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published between 1986 and 1994 the books in this set discuss, analyse and examine: Various word formation processes in Japanese and English Thematic roles, reflexive binding and case marking Complex predicate constructions in Japanese the process whereby a modern colloquial style of written Japanese was developed in the context of the overall modernization of Japan. Phrase structure in Japanese and English
Download or read book Schaum s Outline of Japanese Grammar written by Keiko Uesawa Chevray and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2000-05-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schaum's Outline of Japanese Grammar covers the sequential treatment of the essentials of Japanese grammar, from simpler concepts to more complex, makes learning and reviewing easy. Concrete examples following coverage of grammar functions promote students, understanding of material Practice exercises use meaningful, practical contexts to develop students, mastery of grammatical elements Chapter-ending summary exercises let students practice all functions learned in each section
Download or read book The Renaissance of Takefu written by Guven Peter Witteveen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated conditions under which civic participation may succeed. The story is about the individuals and organizations in the regional Japanese town of Takefu, but these events are also placed in the context of the surrounding Japanese Sea region of west Japan and the wider currents of the Japanese nation-state at the time. Also inlcludes maps.
Download or read book Library of Congress Catalogs written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elementary Japanese for College Students written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book written by Inter-university Center for Japanese Language Studies and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive guide for foreign students of Japanese who wish to write letters as part of their day-to-day experience in Japan. With samples, common expressions and set phrases, and english translations. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary and developing reading and writing skills.
Download or read book The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese written by Association of Teachers of Japanese (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Language and the Modern State written by Nanette Gottlieb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1991, this book examines the process whereby a modern colloquial style of written Japanese was developed in the context of the overall modernization of Japan. The book examines the process whereby this strategic simplification took place in Japan, beginning with a discussion of the background to the problem and the reasons why change was indicated. The history, characteristics and spheres of the four major styles found in documents of the modern period are examined, as are initial moves towards language reform in the fields of education and printed media. Separate illustrations in Japanese script are provided to give an idea of the changing visual complexity of texts; in-text references, however, are romanized except where the use of characters is essential. Wherever possible, English sources are cited in addition to Japanese; where published translations are available, these are cited in order to enable non-speakers of Japanese to follow up references if they so desire.
Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.
