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 t 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 t translate into adverbs in English. The role these parts of speech play in adding flavor to the Japanese
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc
ISBN-10
1568364164
ISBN-13
9781568364162
eBay Product ID (ePID)
129146434
Product Key Features
Author
Taeko Kamiya
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Language Learning (OTHER than Elt)
Dimensions
Weight
422g
Height
182mm
Width
130mm
Additional Product Features
Author Biography
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 Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs (both by Kodansha International).
Date of Publication
03/08/2012
Imprint
Kodansha America, Inc
Genre
Language Learning (OTHER than Elt)
Country of Publication
United States
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