First published in 2003. Present day Japanese has a basic word order of subject, object,, verb (SOV). As a result, it has postpositions rather than prepositions, branching is ...

Within the field of Japanese linguistics, few areas have generated as much controversy as the morpheme wa; traditionally described as a marker of old or contrasted information ...

With respect to the rich and long history of Japanese linguistics, this text is intended to make a modest contribution, intending to provide a useful outline, especially for ...

Learn Japanese in 4 Simple Steps. With Living Language Complete Japanese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and ...

In 16 easy-to-follow lessons, one of America's leading authorities on Japanese language and culture provides the basics for beginners to be able to speak and write Japanese ...

A succinct overview of the Japanese language, looking at grammar, vocabulary, meaning and sound structure, as well as sociolinguistics and history.