Welcome to Japanese: A Beginners Survey of the Language; Learn Conversational Japanese, Key Vocabulary and Phrases (Welcome To Series)

A lively introduction to the Japanese language in accessible prose. Not a language-learning tool per se, but rather an engaging and demystifying overview of Japanese from linguistic, historical and social perspectives. Excellent for students, travelers, armchair linguists, and anyone interested in Japanese culture.;pt. 1. An overview of the Japanese language -- pt. 2. The building blocks: sounds into words -- pt. 3. Words into sentences -- pt. 4. Sentences into script. This is a concise and userfriendly introduction to the Japanese language. Students, businesspeople or tourists will have a much more rewarding experience if they learn basic Japanese prior to or during their time in Japan. Using a selfstudy resource is a great way to learn Japanese. In this book we would therefore like to "demistify" Japanese, to show how the language is formed and used, and to encourage you to pursue the study of it. Of course it has its challenges, especially with regards to the writing system, but we try to put these in a balanced context. And we like to think that, by describing the various facets of the Japanese language to you, we thereby empower you with a degree of knowledge and familiarity. Welcome to Japanese is not intended as a language learning textbook. Rather, it is an introductory description, comprising four an overview; an account of how sounds are made into words; an account of how words are made into sentences; and finally an account of how the language is written. Naturally, in the course of these accounts we will introduce a range of beginner Japanese vocabulary, Japanese grammar, and Japanese script, which will be useful in a learning context. In fact, for those interested, we go into fairly advanced levels in the description of grammar. We give you example sentences for each grammar point, and try to make our description as clear as possible, but we stress again that we do not intend this as a teaching text. There are no exercises, for instance, and it's very much a case of going through at your own pace and dwelling on those parts that you find most interesting. Welcome to Japanese Chapter 1: Getting acquainted with the Language Chapter 2: Challenges and Rewards Chapter 3: Making the Right Noises Chapter 4: It's Only Words? Chapter 5: The basic Parts of Speech Chapter 6: More Advanced Usage Chapter 7: The Writing System And so, Welcome to Japanese! This is a concise and user–friendly introduction to the Japanese language.

Japanese has too often been treated by Westerners as an exotic curiosity, but the reality is that it is a functional language spoken as a mother tongue by more than 125 million people, and ranks as the ninth most spoken language in the world. In the present global age, an age characterized by a vast range of Japanese products including electronic games and anime, more and more Westerners are in one way or another interacting with Japan and Japanese people. But it is nonetheless fair to say that the language, while increasing in popularity as a subject of study, is still not as widely spoken among non–Japanese as we might expect.

In this book we would therefore like to "demistify" Japanese, to show how the language is formed and used, and to encourage you to pursue the study of it. Of course it has its challenges, especially with regards to the writing system, but we try to put these in a balanced context. And we like to think that, by describing the various facets of the Japanese language to you, we thereby empower you with a degree of knowledge and familiarity.
This is a concise and user#x96;friendly introduction to the Japanese language. Japanese has too often been treated by Westerners as an exotic curiosity, but the reality is that it is a functional language spoken as a mother tongue by more than 125 million people, and ranks as the ninth most spoken language in the world. In the present global age, an age characterized by a vast range of Japanese products including electronic games and anime, more and more Westerners are in one way or another interacting with Japan and Japanese people. But it is nonetheless fair to say that the language, while increasing in popularity as a subject of study, is still not as widely spoken among non#x96;Japanese as we might expect. In this book we would therefore like to "demistify" Japanese, to show how the language is formed and used, and to encourage you to pursue the study of it. Of course it has its challenges, especially with regards to the writing system, but we try to put these in a balanced context. And we like to think that, by describing the various facets of the Japanese language to you, we thereby empower you with a degree of knowledge and familiarity

henshell (japanese, U. Of Canterbury, Christchurch) And Kawai (japanese Language Education, U. Of Canterbury, Christchurch) Take The Mystery And A Lot Of The Anxiety Out Of The Japanese Language For English Speakers By Getting Readers Comfortable With Making The Right Noises, Identifying Simple Parts Of Speech And Then Getting Words In The Right Order. The Practical Approach Also Works As They Explain More Advanced Topics, Such As Knowing Polite And Plain Forms, Building Respect, Using Common Sayings, And Understanding The Writing System. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

This concise, illustrated introduction to the main characteristics of Japanese is written to be accessible to the beginning student as well as to anyone considering learning the language or with a general interest in Japanese language and culture. It does not teach how to speak the language but provides a demystifying overview of Japanese from linguistic, historical and social perspectives This concise, illustrated introduction to the main characteristics of Japanese is accessible to students and anyone with a general interest in Japanese culture and language. It does not teach how to speak the language but provides a demystifying overview from linguistic, historical and social perspectives.