Japanese for All Occasions
is an introduction to Japanese speech styles, or the ways in which Japanese speakers adjust their words depending on who they are talking to. In this unique volume, veteran teacher Taeko Kamiya shows how similar ideas are expressed in casual, polite, honorific, and humble styles.
The book is divided into two parts. The first gives an overview of the various parts of Japanese speech that play a role in creating speech styles---personal pronouns, names, honorific pref...
