Table of Contents
Series page
Title page
Copyright
Table of contents
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Glossary of grammatical terms
Abbreviations and symbols
Notes on romanization
Part A: Structures
1 Introduction: major features of Japanese grammar
2 Pronunciation
3 Writing system
4 Words
5 Sentences and sentence patterns
6 Register and style
7 Nouns and noun phrases
8 Pronouns
9 Demonstratives (ko-so-a(-do) words)
10 Particles
11 Topic marker wa
12 Verbs
13 Adjectives
14 Adverbs
15 Negation
16 Numbers and classifiers
17 Compounds
18 Formal nouns
19 Auxiliary verbs
20 The causative construction
21 The passive construction
22 Conjunctions and connectives
23 Temporal clauses
24 Conditional clauses
25 Relative (noun modifying) clauses
26 Complement clauses
27 Tense and aspect
28 Evidential markers
29 Honorifics (keego)
Part B: Functions
I Social interaction and communication strategies
30 Social interaction
31 Basic communication strategies
II Giving and seeking information
32 Questions
33 Reporting
34 Asking and giving personal information
35 Identifying
36 Telling the time, dates, etc.
37 Describing people, places, states and conditions
38 Comparisons
39 Contrast
40 Location and distance
41 Possession
42 Gifts
43 Kind acts
44 Experience
45 Intentions and plans
46 Temporal relations
47 Explanation, reason and purpose
48 Cause and effect
49 Describing procedures
50 Changes
51 Expressing abilities
52 Needs
53 Possibility and probability
54 Certainty and uncertainty
55 Provisions, conditions, and hypotheses
56 Understanding and knowing
57 Remembering and forgetting
III Expressing emotions and sensations
58 General comments on the adjectives of emotions and sensations
59 Gratitude
60 Apologies and forgiveness
61 Empathy
62 Likes and dislikes
63 Desires and preferences
64 Hopes and wishes
65 Joy and sorrow
66 Fear or worry
67 Distress and regret
68 Surprise
69 Hunger, thirst, and fatigue
70 Pain or discomfort
71 Satisfaction and dissatisfaction
IV Speaking as performing acts
72 Advice and suggestions
73 Requests
74 Offers and invitations
75 Orders (commands)
76 Directions and instructions
77 Confirmation
78 Permission
79 Prohibition
80 Obligation and duty
81 Complaints
82 Compliments
83 Promises and warnings
84 Opinions
85 Agreement, disagreement, and indifference
86 Choosing and deciding
87 Shopping
88 Ordering
89 Reservations
Appendix I: Hiragana charts
Appendix II: Katakana charts
Appendix III: Verb basic conjugation table
Appendix IV: Copula and adjective basic conjugation table
Bibliography
Index
