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Bungo Manual: Selected Reference Materials for Students of Classical Japanese (Cornell East Asia, No. 48) (Cornell East Asia Series Number 48)

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This reference manual is a concise, yet thorough overview of the Japanese language of the classical era. As stated in the preface, its mere aim is to "bring together useful materials from Japanese reference works in a form convenient for Western students using the classical language." And so it does, with many references from the more well known writings, such as Genji Monogatari, Makura no sooshi, and Man'yooshuu, among others. The manual is carefully divided into various sections, based on grammatical function; vocabulary items are then introduced, with its various semantic values and its Modern Japanese cognate, or equivalent. Subsequently, examples are taken from a piece of classical literature to illustrate the particular vocabulary item's function--this method helps to maintain a high level of retention. Overall, this is a wonderful little book that is a lot more valuable than it actually costs...it is an investment that is priceless!

This book is a good reference grammar, and very good for the student of Classical Japanese. However the Japanese vocabulary in the book is not explained well, and it is all in romaji. I would recommend anyone who buys this book to buy a good grammar or dictionary with it. Such as the new Classical Japanese: A Grammar and Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary books.

Wirklich gutes Buch zum Lernen von Bungo (leicht zu Verstehen).
Schnelle Lieferung.
Alles okey!
Vielen Dank!