Japanese respect language : when, why, and how to use it successfully / P. G. O'Nell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, P. G. (Patrick Geoffrey), 1924-2012, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Honorific.

Japanese language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont ; Singapore : Tuttle Publishing, 2008.

Summary:

This is a concise and user#65533;e"friendly book for learning polite spoken Japanese or written Japanese. Respect language#65533;e"the special style of polite spoken or written Japanese#65533;e"is involved almost every exchange of Japanese between one person and another, including the simplest phrases of greeting. An understanding of its forms is therefore essential to any serious student of the Japanese language. This programmed course is carefully designed to teach the basic and correct forms which the learner should master for his or her own use, by first looking at the various typical situations to see when respect should and should not be shown in Japanese, and then going on to see how respect is expressed in special forms of speech. In this way the learner is shown how to identify the type of respect for used, the person to whom respect is being shown, and the equivalent form in colloquial language. The insights into both Japanese culture and language will help any student or businessperson traveling to Japan or speaking Japanese on a regular basis. Understand which situations require respect language. Identify the most suitable grammar, honorifics, and more for a wide range of situations. Self#65533;e"tests to help yo master what you learn.

Contents:

The basics of respect language

Polite and respectful words

Honorific verbs: standard forms

Honorific verbs: miscellaneous forms

Depreciatory verbs: standard forms

Depreciatory verbs: permissive constructions

Deferential verbs

Imperative forms

Adjectives.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-1748-8

OCLC:

1031965486