English & Japanese in contrast / edited by Harvey M. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Harvey M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Grammar, Comparative--English.

Japanese language.

English language--Grammar, Comparative--Japanese.

English language.

Contrastive linguistics.

Physical Description:

viii, 205 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Regents Pub. Co., [1979]

Contents:

Theoretical and methodological backgrounds: Taylor, H. M. Contrastive analysis and error analysis in current language teaching.

Semantics in contrast: Makino, S. Contrastive semantic analysis and teaching Japanese.

Culture in contrast: Kimura, T. Language is culture : culture-based differences in Japanese and English.

Syntax in contrast: Kayoda, J. Japanese rashi-i compared with English "-ly/like" and "seems." Wellington, T. I. Varied English equivalents of Japanese intransitive-suru verbs. Fujita, T. The syntax of negation in English and Japanese. Katsuragi, M. Japanese koto and no compared with English gerunds and infinitives. Hogg, A. Japanese -te+i+ta and the English progressive. Yamanaka, F. Overgeneralization from English V-ing to Japanese V-te imasu. Shinkawa, S. H. English "at," "in," "on," and "by" compared with Japanese de, ni, and o. Haniu, Y. Topicalization in Japanese and English.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 199-205.

ISBN:

0883453568

OCLC:

5566267