An introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language

351 - Showing agreement This phrase is often used when someone wants to emphatically agree in a conversation. It may also be use ...

352 CHAPTER 8. SET PHRASES everything that is the result of this meeting is of a good nature. It’s only used once, when you firs ...

353 - Acknowledgement While generally understood to mean ”yes”, the ’phrase’ actually sig- nifies acknowledgement in general - i ...

354 CHAPTER 8. SET PHRASES - Extreme apology Literally this phrase reads ”[this is not a situation in which] saying [some- thing ...

Glossary Abstraction A generalisation, either through simplification or through omis- sion of some (or more) part(s). For instan ...

356 Glossary ”quickly” describing the way in which ”walking” is performed.. Affirmative A word or part of phrase that states (”a ...

Glossary 357 Cohortative A word form or construction that suggests performing some action. In English, cohortatives are typicall ...

358 Glossary ContinuativeAn inflection indicating that the action represented by the inflected word is still in effect, either ’ ...

Glossary 359 Distal Impersonal.. Dominant That which is most important. Contrast to ”subordinate”.. Dubitative A word or part of ...

360 Glossary Humble A form of language in which one lowers one’s own projected sta- tus.. Imperfect A verb form expressing that ...

Glossary 361 Kana The collective term for hiragana and katakana.. Kanji The Japanese version of Chinese characters. Note that no ...

362 Glossary Out-groupEveryone who is not part of your in-group.. Particles A class of words that are used to characterise words ...

Glossary 363 Progressive Some action that is taking place, or ”progressing”, in the world, leading up to some resultant state. F ...

364 Glossary SubordinateThat which is less important. Contrast to ”dominant”.. Subphrase A section of a phrase that can act as a ...

Glossary 365 Verbs Words that describe a particular state of (part of) the world, or ac- tions taking place in it.. Volitional M ...

366 Glossary ...

Index ...fold, 270 ...side, 224 ... , 126 , 318 ... , 156 , 285 ... , 318 ... (... ), 169 ... , 185 ... (... ), 275 [X]( )[Y] / ...

368 INDEX Being, 82 Binary choice, 273 Block style, 29 Bold, 17 Bushu, 26 Can, 138 Cantonese, 43 Categorical choice, 275 Certain ...

INDEX 369 bound volumes, 239 cups, 240 floor surface, 244 floors in a building, 241 instances, 242 items, 242 japanese currency, ...

370 INDEX calling aĴention, 212 , 213 contrastive, 209 either, 206 emphasis, 205 emphatic, 209 emphatic negative, 207 even, 204 ...