Common Japanese Collocations : A Learners Guide to Frequent Word Pairings

ISBN: 4770031238

EAN: 9784770031235

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General/Foreign Language Study / Japanese/

Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated

Release Date: 07/31/2010

Synopsis: The worlds first handbook of common Japanese collocationsCollocations are word combinations that occur in natural speech more frequently than can be explained by chance. In English, we say take a bath (or have a bath in British English), but in Japanese the equivalent is get a bath, o-furo ni hairu. The verb hairu is the one that collocated with o-furo.It has long been recognized that the study of collocations can lead to more natural language production, and yet until now there has been no book on the subject for learners of Japanese. Common Japanese Collocationswill be the first resource to introduce the most frequently used noun-and-verb and noun-and-adjective combinations.The book is divided into five thematic chapters centering on daily life. Each chapter presents more than a hundred key entries, which consist of a noun and a selection of words that go with that noun. Some collocations come with example sentences that demonstrate how the words pair can be used in a sentence. In addition, throughout the book there are notes on common usage errors.

Common Japanese Collocations : A Learners Guide to Frequent Word Pairings

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 5.25 inches

Length: 7.5 inches

Weight: 8.78 oz

Pages: 224