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Japanese Sentence Patterns Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference [Paperback]

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Kodansha International; 1 edition (Dec 2 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 4770029837
ISBN-13: 978-4770029836
Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 272 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #90,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Japanese Sentence Patterns Effective Communication is a Kodansha International publication.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful yet concise book for beginners and intermediate students, Jan 2 2007

By Dennis Vasilopoulos - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Japanese Sentence Patterns Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference (Paperback)

This is an excelent book. Having gone through a course in elementary Japanese, I wanted a book to quickly review the basic grammar and speech patterns. This little book does a marvelous job. It explains all the main patterns concisely, yet sufficiently. The organization and clarity of the book are its main assets. There is a detailed index at the beginning of the book, containing key examples of the pattern. That way you can jump right to the page you need. At the end of the book there are handy appendices (with examples) on counters (some 25 of them), plus charts on adjective inflections and verb conjugations. All in alphabetical english order. Every pattern, or variation, is clearly explained with 3 examples. This is followed by 3 more examples for you to try. Then, the answers are given in smaller print. All examples are given in Japanese characters plus romaji transliteration. Every unit has a few new words of vocabulary, which are then used in the examples that follow. I admired the economy of this book. Nothing is superfluous. And yet, everything is sufficient, within the constraints of its size. It is published by Kodansha International, not Oxford University Press as the Amazon description says. Very few books on Japanese language instruction are suitable for self study. This one clearly is.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., Jun 21 2006

By Kendrick Adams - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Japanese Sentence Patterns Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference (Paperback)

Out of necessity, much of this is a copy of my other review because it is a direct contrast.

Since a search that brought up this book probably also brought up A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns (Kodansha Dictionary) (same publisher) and at first glance one might be tempted to just buy whichever is cheapest at the time. It's worth noting that they are very different books.

A Dictionary... is indexed for a reader that encounters a strange construction. It is formatted in a way to facilitate looking-up strange new sentences. Japanese Sentence Patterns is indexed for someone that wants to say something in Japanese.

Thus, If you want to tell someone in Japanese that one thing would be better to do than another, Japanese Sentence Patterns will tell you how to say it. On the other hand, if you see or hear "Yukkuri tabeta hou ga kenkou ni ii yo." Then A dictionary... is better for figuring out what the person meant.

In all, both books are very much worth getting. Both serve completely different needs, they are definitely not duplicates of the same book. I do consider this one a bit more useful than the other, it is certainly easier to use. Even a complete novice can use this to create sentences. The exercises help cement new knowledge and the use of kanji can reinforce an intermediate student's reading ability.

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5.0 out of 5 stars japanese swan, Sep 4 2007

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This review is from: Japanese Sentence Patterns Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference (Paperback)

The basic expressions appear in English and represent ideas or patterns to be expressed in Japanese. They are arranged from easiest t� most difficult. Each has a Japanese translation, highlighting the pattern to be learned then pattern is explained with example sentences. A big leap for novice birds to get wings for advanced flyings. Enthusiastically recommended. Hotondo kanzen ni (almost perfect).

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