Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Surnames and how to Read Them
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 9783598113352
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Dictionary of American Family Names
Author: Patrick Hanks
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2003-05-08
Total Pages: 2094
ISBN-13: 0195081374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhere did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage?From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename.The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.
Literary Sinitic and East Asia
Author: Bunkyo Kin
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-04-06
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9004437304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Literary Sinitic and East Asia: A Cultural Sphere of Vernacular Reading, Professor Kin Bunkyō surveys the ‘vernacular reading’ technologies used to read Literary Sinitic through a wide variety of vernacular languages across diverse premodern literary cultures in East Asia.
International Books in Print
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 1294
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Reference Grammar of Japanese
Author: Samuel Elmo Martin
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 1286
ISBN-13: 9780824828189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title explains the use of Japanese words such as wa, ga and mo looking at the rules and meanings of words in their literary forms.
Social Murder
Author: Wayne Michael Dunwell
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2023-03-31
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 1528988825
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Ronni’s mind fell completely silent. She stopped being aware of the room around her, there was only the hateful figure of a bully and an abuser ahead of her, all else was a blur.” You’re in a strange city. Your friend is missing. Could you find the courage to do what is necessary? Would you even know where to start? These are the questions faced by law graduate Ronni Wong when her friend Jenny disappears after a date with a man she met online. Finding evidence suggesting that Jenny’s internet lover hides the darkest of secrets, Ronni is forced to embark on a journey through social media to discover the identity of a kidnapper, and then a dangerous race against time through the streets of Metro Manila to save her friend’s life. The clock is ticking, can Ronni make it in time? Join Ronni as her investigation into one disappearance leads her into mortal danger. Social Murder will keep you on the edge of your seat, and at the same time challenge you to think about how you use social media. Are you safe online?
Asia's Orthographic Dilemma
Author: William C. Hannas
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1997-06-01
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780824818920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the advent of computers and the rise of East Asian economies, the complicated character-based writing systems of East Asia have reached a stage of crisis that may be described as truly millennial in scope and implications. In what is perhaps the most wide-ranging critique of the sinographic script ever written, William C. Hannas assesses the usefulness of Chinese character-based writing in East Asia today.
Zainichi (Koreans in Japan)
Author: John Lie
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2008-11-17
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0520258207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces the origins and transformations of a people-the Zainichi, or Koreans “residing in Japan.” Using a wide range of arguments and evidence-historical and comparative, political and social, literary and pop-cultural-John Lie reveals the social and historical conditions that gave rise to Zainichi identity, while exploring its vicissitudes and complexity. In the process he sheds light on the vexing topics of diaspora, migration, identity, and group formation.
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong
Author: JaHyun Kim Haboush
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2013-09-14
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0520957296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. Reissued nearly twenty years after its initial publication with a new foreword by Dorothy Ko, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong is a unique exploration of Korean selfhood and an extraordinary example of autobiography in the premodern era.
Japan Style Sheet
Author: Society of Writers, Editors and Translators, Tokyo
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 2008-09-01
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1880656302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Chicago Style Manual-type guide for anyone working on English-language publications about Japan. Primarily for nonspecialists, it also contains advice and lists of resources for translators and researchers.
