Catalogue raisonne, Mori, Hiroko

Автор: Fukuda, Hiroko
Название: Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia
ISBN: 1568364865 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781568364865
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Onomatopoeia is one of the most outstanding features of the Japanese language. Its acquisition is essential for students who wish to speak (or understand) natural Japanese, read literature or manga, or watch anime in the original. The problem is that Japanese onomatopoeic words are so different from their English equivalents (words such as pop, bang, splat, and squeak) that they are extremely hard to remember and put into practice.
The book begins with an introduction that outlines what "onomatopoeia" means in both English and Japanese. It covers sound and meaning in general, onomatopoeia in English, sound symbolism in English and Japanese, Japanese onomatopoeia and mimesis, types of Japanese onomatopoeia, grammatical functions of Japanese onomatopoeia, Japanese written forms, and how new Japanese onomatopoeic words are formed (for example, in manga).
This introductory material is all-important, for without the overall picture it presents, students are forced to learn Japanese onomatopoeia by rote, one word at a time, as if each was unique unto itself, as if each had no logical connection with any other word, and as if Japanese onomatopoeia was a huge, ugly hodgepodge instead of the beautiful, well-organized microcosm that it is.
However, this introduction alone would not suffice to produce fluency. Onomatopoeia must be seen in action for that to happen. This is done in the second part of the book, which consists of eleven situational dialogues that allow students to eavesdrop on Japanese speaking the way they do in real life. The dialogues are given in Japanese script (with furigana over all kanji), romanization, and English translation. Each example of onomatopoeia that appears in the dialogue has its own commentary, including definitions, usage, and two or more sample sentences. Cultural notes are given when they help to clarify the situation presented in the dialogue. Each dialogue is followed by a quiz.
With its edifying introduction and lively dialogues, Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels will, without a doubt, help students come to grips with this intriguing aspect of the Japanese language, whether they be intermediate students who can benefit from seeing onomatopoeia used in a variety of situations or beginning students who, as they slowly add new onomatopoeia to their vocabulary, will profit from seeing how these words fit into a larger, fully developed scheme. The book will also, whatever the level, make Japanese much more fun to study.
Previously published in Kodansha International's Power Japanese series under the title Flip, Slither, & Bang: Japanese Sound and Action Words (1993). Now with a new introduction and quizzes.

Автор: Fukuda Hiroko
Название: Switching Smoothly Between Casual and Polite Japanese: Sixteen Dialogues, Quizzes, and Tons of Tips for Intermediate Learners
ISBN: 4990284879 ISBN-13(EAN): 9784990284879
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 40440.00 T
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Описание: Arguably, one of the biggest hurdles to speaking Japanese is the need to switch between casual and polite Japanese: or, to put it another way, the need to speak politely in some situations and to speak casually in others. The two modes are so frustratingly different that they can require years and years of serious study to master. The present book aims to cut down on that time by comparing the casual and polite modes in practical terms, showing just how they differ in actual speech, and giving you enough ammunition in the form of realistic dialogues and sample sentences to enable you to speak much more fluently in either mode.

This is accomplished, first of all, by contrasting and comparing sixteen real-life dialogues in eight chapters, each dialogue presented in English, Japanese, and romanization. The first dialogue uses casual Japanese because the relationship of the speakers requires it; the second, even though the situation is much the same, requires polite Japanese because the speakers are of different ages or social positions, or are simply speaking to each other for the first time. Following each dialogue is a discussion of each key word and phrase, with a great many example sentences, which enables the student not only to understand the point in question but to internalize it in a practical, reproducible form.

Next comes the Equivalency Charts, listing relevant words and phrases from the dialogues in their parallel polite and casual forms, giving the student another opportunity to note differences and similarities. At the end of chapters four and eight are quizzes, where the student is given another means of mastering the material.

Some students may choose to concentrate on the mode that they feel is most in need of work. Others may choose to study both modes. The latter approach has several advantages. First of all, it highlights elements in the two modes that would otherwise escape notice. Second, it enables students to come to grips with conversations that combine both modes. And third, it helps students, as an unintended benefit, to recognize when one mode is inserted into the other for humorous, ironic, or sarcastic effect, something that is not uncommon in real life.

All in all, the purpose of the book is not to have students memorize the explanations but to help them internalize the key words and phrases, which, after all, is the rationale for the plethora of example sentences. In fact, after going through the book once, students might best go through it again, skipping the explanations and focusing on repeated readings of the dialogues and examples sentences, thereby committing them to their subconscious minds, ready to pop up for use one day, quite to the speaker's surprise.

With the help of "Switching Smoothly between Casual and Polite Japanese," you can save years of time and immense amounts of energy. You can learn to speak casually or politely, and you can get it right.

This book is an revised version of "T-Shirt Japanese Versus Necktie Japanese: Two Levels of Politeness," published by Kodansha International in 1995.

Автор: Yoda Hiroko, Alt Matt
Название: Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
ISBN: 480531219X ISBN-13(EAN): 9784805312193
Издательство: Tuttle
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Описание: Yokai Attack is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional monsters and creepy-crawlies.
Yokai are ethereal sorts of beings, like ghosts, nearly always encountered at night; everyone has their own take on how they might look in real life and what sorts of specific characteristics and abilities they might have. This book is the result of long hours spent poring over data and descriptions from a variety of sources, including microfilms of eighteenth-century illustrations from the national Diet Library in Tokyo, in order to bring you detailed information on almost 50 of these amazing creatures for the first time in English.
Illustrations, created by the talented Tatsuya Morino, detail the potential appearance of each yokai. Alongside each illustration is a series of "data points," with each yokai's important features at a glance--especially handy for any potential close encounters.
Yokai Attack will surely convince you that Japan's tradition of fascinating monsters is a long one--yet far from being history.
Together with Yurei Attack and Ninja Attack , Yokai Attack is the last guidebook to Japan you'll ever need.

Автор: , Sato Hiroko
Название: Languages of the Pacific Islands: Introductory Readings
ISBN: 154423922X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781544239224
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 28740.00 T
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Описание: This introductory textbook on languages of the Pacific Islands was first compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2013-2014. The target audience is undergraduate students with no prior coursework in linguistics and little knowledge of the Pacific Islands. All chapters have been refereed and revised. The current edition includes new chapters on Hawaiian and early Polynesian pidgins.

Автор: Hiroko Isoda, Marcos Neves, Atsushi Kawachi
Название: Sustainable North African Society: Exploring the Seeds & Resources for Innovation
ISBN: 1634632206 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781634632201
Издательство: Nova Science
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Описание: So much of great literature centres on explorations of gender, sex, and sexuality. What does it mean to be a proper man or woman; what if one cannot be properly called either? Should one wield one`s sexual power politically? What is the relation between law, divine or secular, and sexuality? What does it mean to fail at doing gender? These are just some of the questions that this volume examines.