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This comprehensive introduction to the Japanese language 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.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101107032776

ISBN-139781107032774

eBay Product ID (ePID)201571411

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameJapanese : a Linguistic Introduction

Publication Year2015

SubjectGeneral, Japanese

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorYoko Hasegawa

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2014-023665

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"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

Target AudienceScholarly & Professional

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal495.65

Lc Classification NumberPl539.5.E5h27 2014

Table of ContentPart I. Introduction: 1. Typological and historical overview; 2. Dialects; 3. Sound system; 4. Writing system; Part II. Lexicon: 5. Vocabulary; 6. Word structure; Part III. Grammatical Foundations: 7. Grammatical relations and case marking; 8. Subjects and topics; 9. Tense, aspect, and taxis; Part IV. Major Clause Types: 10. Measurement and comparison; 11. Causatives; 12. Passives; 13. Benefactives; 14. Noun modification and complementation; 15. Nominalization; Part V. Clause Linkage: 16. Temporal clauses; 17. Causal and concessive clauses; 18. Conditional clauses; Part VI. Pragmatics (Language Usage): 19. Speech acts; 20. Politeness and honorifics I; 21. Politeness and honorifics II; 22. Speech style shift; 23. Sentence-final particles; 24. Modality and evidentiality; 25. Backchanneling; 26. Demonstratives; 27. Represented speech; 28. Gendered speech.