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Maynard, Senko K. – 1998
This handbook offers a detailed description of the structure and rhetorical effects observed in various genres of Japanese discourse. Drawing on Japanese "bunshooron" and incorporating results of Western discourse studies, the book covers principles of overall rhetorical organization, including"ki-shoo-ten-ketsu," topic structure, "danraku," and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Japanese, Language Styles
Graddol, David, Ed.; And Others – 1996
Essays examine development of the English language from Old English to the present, characteristics and use of contemporary varieties, and what the language means to speakers around the world. "English Voices" (Joan Swann) raises issues and questions about variation in English, to be addressed in later chapters. "English Manuscripts: The Emergence…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics, English
Maybin, Janet, Ed.; Mercer, Neil, Ed. – 1996
This collection of essays explores the diversity of contemporary English language use, both spoken and written, around the world. The first chapters focus on the use of English within various kinds of interpersonal communication, and later chapters look at artistic and creative products of English speakers and writers, discussing the kinds of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Goldstein, Melvyn C. – 1973
This textbook is designed to teach modern literary Tibetan and to serve as a grammar and handbook of standard Tibetan. The development of modern written Tibetan has been so influenced by printed materials from many surrounding countries that it is vastly different from classical Tibetan. Borrowings of vocabulary, style, and grammar have created a…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Backhouse, A. E. – 1993
This guide provides an overview of the salient features of the Japanese language from the perspective of the beginning-level English-speaking learner. Chapters address these topics: the Japanese language and its historic and cultural setting; phonology (sounds and syllables, word accentuation; loanwords; connected speech); writing (scripts,…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
PDF pending restorationNaja, A. Nashat – 1978
This third and final volume builds on the previous two volumes prepared for use in the Foreign Service Institute programs of Arabic instruction for members of the United States Foreign Service and is intended to be used with the help of a native-speaking Arabic instructor and with tape recordings. This volume is intended to provide recognitional…
Descriptors: Arabic, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
