A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese: Core Vocabulary for Learners

ISBN-13: 9780415610124 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 374 str.

Yukio Tono; Kikuo Makawa; Makato Yamazaki

Opis

A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Japanese, providing a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a100 million word corpus, composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the user with a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical and part-of-speech indices. All entries in the frequency list feature the English equivalent and a sample sentence with English translation. The dictionary also contains 25 thematically organised lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics such as food, weather, occupations and leisure. Numerous bar charts are also included to highlight the phonetic and spelling variants across register.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Frequency Listing  Chapter 2 Japanese Alphabetical Listing  Chapter 3 Part-of-Speech Listing  Chapter 4 Frequency Lists of Different Word Source Types.