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Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels

ISBN-13: 9781568364865

Contributor(s): Hiroko Fukuda

Subjects: Language Teaching & Learning

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 17-12-2012

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£21.00

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About the book

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'

Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia: For All Levels

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