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Japanese in Action: An Unorthodox Approach to the Spoken Language and the People Who Speak It (Paperback)

~ Jack Seward (Author)

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This text offers humorous anecdotes and informative lessons on the Japanese language and people.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Weatherhill; Rev Sub edition (October 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0834800330
ISBN-13: 978-0834800335
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

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5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable book for the Japanophile!, September 22, 1999

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This was the first book on the Japanese language that I enjoyed thoroughly. Mr. Seward discusses the difficulties that the student will encounter, and divides them into Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. This gives the aspiring linguist an informative and often hilarious view of what can be expected in the course of serious study of Japanese. Drinking, romance, fractured English, Seward's Sham...it's all here. I hear H.M. the Emperor gave Mr. Seward the Order of the Chysanthemum 3rd Class(a rare honor for a non-Japanese). After reading this book, I felt they should have made it 1st Class.

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5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining, June 28, 2000

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I first came accross this book while struggling with the Japanese language in Japan. It was great to read a such a fresh view of how both Americans and Japanese treat the language. The book is getting old, and Seward admits there are more fluent foreign speakers running around the island, but the humor and insights are still dead on in 2000.

Anyone who plans to visit or live in Japan would benefit from reading the anecdotes, but this book is especially for those who are really thinking about devoting time to the country and especially the language. I have read many books of this genre, and this is toward the top.

Be sure to check out Jay Rubin's helpful and hilarious "What the textbooks don't teach you" as well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining, June 28, 2000

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Be sure to check out Jay Rubin's helpful and hilarious "What the textbooks don't teach you" as well.

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