Dictionary of Iconic Expressions in Japanese
Dictionary of Iconic Expressions in Japanese

Author: Hisao Kakehi

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-04-20

Total Pages: 1468

ISBN-13: 3110809044

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The lexicon of Japanese contains a large number of conventional mimetic words which vividly depict sounds, manners of action, states of mind etc. These words are notable for their distinctive syntactic properties, for the strikingly patterned way in which they exploit sound-symbolic correspondences, and for the copiousness of their use in conversation as well as in many written registers of Japanese. This dictionary is a comprehensive resource for linguists, language teachers, translators, and others who require detailed information about this important sector of the Japanese vocabulary. Examples created by the editors are accompanied by thousands of contextualized, referenced examples from published sources to illustrate the alternative meanings of each mimetic form. All examples appear in Japanese orthography, in romanization, and in English translation. Concise information is provided concerning the varieties of syntactic usage appropriate for each mimetic. An extensive English index facilitates comparison of English and Japanese vocabulary.

American English Compendium
American English Compendium

Author: Marv Rubinstein

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-08-14

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1442232838

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The American English Compendium is a fun way to explore the nuances of the English language—learn that a group of lions is called a pride; a group of whales, a pod; and a group of owls, a parliament. Distinguish between a quack and a shyster. Learn that “tabling a motion” in a U.S. court has an opposite meaning from the same term in England. This book picks up where other language dictionaries leave off: it includes common proverbs, a sampling of American English versus British English, popular American expressions and slang, acronyms, and varied information on everything from wildlife to currency. In this new edition, the staples have been updated and fresh chapters have been added, with information on pronunciation, oddball English words, and even some of the new Internet terminology, including Twitterspeak.

The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary
The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary

Author: Jonathan Bunt

Publisher: OXFORD University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 9780198601975

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This revolutionary new dictionary is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Japanese in a completely new way. It covers all the vocabulary learners will need in their first years of study and gives unique guidance to the grammar and usage of the language. This dictionary is created specifically for beginners: colour headwords and translations; no confusing abbreviations; warning symbols show potential problem areas. There are thousands of example phrases drawn from real-life situations. Japanese script is used throughout. Includes a guide to how towrite Japanese characters. Full guidance on the pronunciation of Japanese is given. Word patterns and constructions from language areas such as dates, and telling time are grouped together to show similarities and differences.

Manuscript, Narrative, Lexicon
Manuscript, Narrative, Lexicon

Author: Robert Boenig

Publisher: Bucknell University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780838754405

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Each of these essays considers the convoluted nature of the transmission process in question, and reconsiders the historical framework that has informed our own reception of it."--BOOK JACKET.

Handbook of Japanese Lexicon and Word Formation
Handbook of Japanese Lexicon and Word Formation

Author: Taro Kageyama

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-01-29

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 1614512094

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This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the lexicon and word formation processes in contemporary Japanese, with particular emphasis on their typologically characteristic features and their interactions with syntax and semantics. Through contacts with a variety of languages over more than two thousand years of history, Japanese has developed a complex vocabulary system that is composed of four lexical strata: (i) native Japanese, (ii) mimetic, (iii) Sino-Japanese, and (iv) foreign (especially English). This hybrid composition of the lexicon, coupled with the agglutinative character of the language by which morphology is closely associated with syntax, gives rise to theoretically intriguing interactions with word formation processes that are not easily found with inflectional, isolate, or polysynthetic types of languages.