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An Introduction to Japanese Grammar and Communication Strategies
Author Senko Maynard
Publisher Japan Times
CategoryGeneral grammar
ISBN4789005429 (softcover) [COPAC, Webcatplus, Wikipedia]

Review by Fritz Kemler

6 Appendixes with grammar tables, a short section with sample texts, subject index, wa-ei and ei-wa vocabular lists.

All examples are in romaji-kanji/kana-translation.

The main part of the book consists of 130 entries dealing with the major grammatical topics eg. "30. Requesting-1. Asking for ... read more

Review by Charles Eicher

At first glance this may seem to be a typical grammar book, but it focuses on using communication strategies using those points, rather than just explaining how that grammar works. For example, there are chapters on phrases like "ee?" and "haa" But what really grabbed my attention was one chapter ... read more


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