52.03 Making Sense of Japanese
Metadata
- Author: Jay Rubin
- Category: Foreign Language Study
- Publisher: Vertical Inc
- Publish Date: January 26, 2021
- Total Pages: 123
- ISBN-13: 9781568366081
- ISBN-10: 1568366086
Description
Jay Rubin’s Making Sense of Japanese is a short, practical guide to grammar points that often frustrate English-speaking learners: omitted subjects, sentence order, particles, and expressions that feel vague only when translated too literally. The book is useful as a companion to tutor feedback because Rubin explains why a Japanese sentence works instead of forcing it into English grammar categories.
Use this reference when polishing business Japanese in 21.02 Post-Class Note: it is especially helpful for checking whether a sentence sounds indirect because the grammar requires it, or because the English draft is carrying over too much explanation.