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This handy grammar provides clear and simple explanations of today's written and spoken Japanese. Comprehensive and easy to use, with coverage of all the key points of Japanese grammar, it is the ideal reference tool for beginner and intermediate students, whether at school, college, or learning on their own. It is also an excellent support book to Oxford's Take Off In Japanese audio pack, or to any language learning course. Thousands of examples in an instantly accessible layout show how the language works. The verb tables are clear and easy-to-use and all grammatical terms are explained in a glossary.
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Jonathan Bunt is at University of Manchester.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I have been studying Japanese for almost two years now and although I had a Japanese grammar book already, written almost completely in Japanese, I decided to get a book that had English explanations.
I'm quite happy with this book and really glad the examples are not written entirely in romaji. Using it as a reference book, I find that sometimes it is difficult to find the topic I am looking for as the way the book is laid out is ... unconventional.
I have noticed that there a few typos. I've only read about 20 pages and have noticed 3-4 so far, maybe I'm just unlucky and the rest of the book doesn't contain any.
Overall a good book for the beginner and even the intermediate learner.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
There are several good books available on Japanese grammar but the problem is they usually only cover specific areas which means you have to spend a fortune buying each one. This book, however, covers a great deal of the essential information and it won't break the bank balance. I must say, though, it is CERTAINLY not for beginners as explanations are very short in order to fit in as much as possible. One thing that I found particularly annoying was the lack of consistency in using Romaji- all exemplary sentences are provided in both script and romanized form, yet there are many tables and headings where it is assumed you are already know the whole Hiragana syllabary. Of course, I wholeheartedly agree that being able to read Japanese script is an essential part of learning the language, but if they are going to use Romaji in some instances, they should be consistent! To be fair, though, a Hiragana and Katakana chart has been included at the back of the book. Another minor annoyance was that there is the occasional error in the Romaji; nothing major, but could still cause confusion.
All in all, then, a worthy purchase if you already know quite a bit of Japanese and require an inexpensive reference book on key grammar points.
All in all, then, a worthy purchase if you already know quite a bit of Japanese and require an inexpensive reference book on key grammar points.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
This is a really good book, though maybe not for the very beginner, but great for everyone else. It has a lot of stuff in it but one fault is that it does not have word lists so you need to get those from other sources. It does look daunting from the start, an idea is not to read it in order, maybe start with the chapters on: Verbs then Nouns then Adjectives. Overall a very informing book
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Worth the price
This book is really great for a beginner who is learning Japanese on his own. The book is not expensive at all and offers a lot of information, which is written in a way that is... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jurgis Tamulis
Great Reference
This book is a great reference, but is very dense and hard to penetrate casually. Examples are given in Japan script, romanji and in English. Most useful under direction (e.g. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2010 by AMB
Love it
A comprehensive Japanese grammar book. May be too much information for a beginner but there are plenty of sample sentences to help you get a "feel" of the language.
Published on 21 Jan 2009 by Jessica
Great
I've been studying Japanese for a few years now, and I bought this book the other day from my local book store (for £9.99; should have gone to Amazon). Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2006 by Luke Wheeler
For the best.
This book is a beginners guide to arranging sentances properly. You obtain the symbols, Romanized font (Romanji) and the English meanings. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2004 by Mr. D. J. Anderson
Good Grammar Book!
This book has a good range of advice for learners of Japanese. However, it is quite difficult to understand in some parts and the terminology is quite confusing. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by "dacrag"
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