Jazz up your Japanese with onomatopoeia : for all levels
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Jazz up your Japanese with onomatopoeia : for all levels
Kodansha USA, 2012
1st US ed
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Flip, slither, & bang : Japanese sound and action words
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First ed. published in Japan in 1993, 1st trade pbk. ed. 2003 by Kodansha International
Includes indexes
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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'
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