Bungo Manual

by Helen Craig McCullough

Book Overview

This small handbook is designed primarily as a reference tool for students of classical Japanese (bungo) who possess a working knowledge of the modern language. The first of its two main sections discusses suffixes attached to each of the verbal bases recognized by Japanese grammarians; the second treats important particles and miscellaneous parts of speech in alphabetical order. A table lists suffixes and their bases in alphabetical order, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939657481
• ISBN13: 9780939657483
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Bungo Manual

Wirklich gutes Buch zum Lernen von Bungo (leicht zu Verstehen). Schnelle Lieferung. Alles okey! Vielen Dank!

A good book, but best supplimented with another

This book is a good refernce grammar, and very good for the student of Classical Japanese. However the Japanese vocabulary in the book is not explained well. I would recomend anyone who buys this book to buy a good grammar or dictionary with it.

A must for students of Classical Japanese!

This reference manual is a concise, yet thorough overview of the Japanese language of the classical era. As stated in the preface, its mere aim is to "bring together useful materials from Japanese reference works in a form convenient for Western students using the classical language." And so it does, with many references from the more well known writings, such as Genji Monogatari, Makura no sooshi, and Man'yooshuu, among others. The manual is carefully divided into various sections, based on grammatical function; vocabulary items are then introduced, with its various semantic values and its Modern Japanese cognate, or equivalent. Subsequently, examples are taken from a piece of classical literature to illustrate the particular vocabulary item's function--this method helps to maintain a high level of retention. Overall, this is a wonderful little book that is a lot more valuable than it actually costs...it is an investment that is priceless!