Making Sense of Japanese Grammar (Paper)

by Shoko Hamano and Zeljko Cipris

Book Overview

Making Sense of Japanese Grammar explains in a lively and highly informative manner basic principles that underlie a wide range of phenomena in Japanese. Students--irrespective of proficiency level and linguistic training--will find clarification on matters of grammar that often seem idiosyncratic and Japanese-specific, such as avoiding the use of certain pronouns, employing the same word order for questions, hidden subjects, polite and direct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824825837
• ISBN13: 9780824825836
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"