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Easy And Fun Katakana Basic Japanese Writing For Loanwords And Emphasis 1st Edition Kiyomi Ogawa

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Easy And Fun Katakana Basic Japanese Writing For Loanwords And Emphasis 1st Edition Kiyomi Ogawa
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Publisher: Stone Bidge Press
File Extension: PDF
File size: 23.87 MB
Pages: 98
Author: Kiyomi Ogawa
ISBN: 9781611720488, 9784794604736, 1611720486, 4794604734
Language: English
Year: 2017
Edition: 1

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Easy And Fun Katakana Basic Japanese Writing For Loanwords And Emphasis 1st Edition Kiyomi Ogawa by Kiyomi Ogawa 9781611720488, 9784794604736, 1611720486, 4794604734 instant download after payment.

Preface
Some Japanese learners do not place a high importance on learning katakana characters.
To be honest, even as a teacher of the language I didn’t fully appreciate their value at
first. But when I began to observe my surroundings with a more critical eye, I noticed
the incredible number of katakana terms in use. It is not an exaggeration to say that
practically every word on many restaurant and café menus is written in katakana.
Originally, katakana was used only for gairaigo—words imported into the language
from other countries—but it is now heavily used in magazines and advertisements due
to its inherent “cool factor.” Since katakana is used mostly for nouns, understanding
it can help you grasp the general idea of a sentence even if you can’t fully decipher
the grammar. And compared to kanji, katakana characters are much easier to write.
The issue that most foreigners have with katakana has to do with pronunciation.
Although most katakana words have their origins in other languages, the way they are
pronounced in Japanese is usually quite different. This is partly because the Japanese
language is relatively flat, without much rising or falling intonation. So don’t get
discouraged if it takes you a few seconds to understand a freshly encountered katakana
word! The problem is exacerbated by the sizable number of katakana words whose
meanings have drifted away from those they held in their original languages.
In this book, I have included many illustrations so that you can know the meanings
of words at a glance and get a visual sense of how katakana is used in everyday
Japanese life. You will also become familiar with a number of popular wasei-eigo
terms, some of which seem like English words but won’t be recognized as such in
English-speaking countries.
Mastering katakana will make reading Japanese more enjoyable!
 Kiyomi Ogawa

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