Tae Kim - Japanese Grammar Guide.pdf

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1、TaeKim'sJapaneseguidetolearningJapanesegrammarfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/%E3%83%8...AJapaneseguidetoJapanesegrammarOutline1.Theproblemwithconventionaltextbooks2.AJapaneseguidetoJapanesegrammar3.Whatisnotcoveredinthisguide?4.Suggestions5.RequirementsTheproblemwit

2、hconventionaltextbooksTheproblemwithconventionaltextbooksisthattheyoftenhavethefollowinggoals.1.TheywantreaderstobeabletousefunctionalandpoliteJapaneseasquicklyaspossible.2.Theydon'twanttoscarereadersawaywithterrifyingJapanesescriptandChinesecharacters.3.TheywanttoteachyouhowtosayEnglis

3、hphrasesinJapanese.TraditionallywithromancelanguagessuchasSpanish,thesegoalspresentednoproblemsorwerenonexistentduetothesimilaritiestoEnglish.However,becauseJapaneseisdifferentinjustabouteverywaydowntothefundamentalwaysofthinking,thesegoalscreatemanyoftheconfusingtextbooksyouseeonthemar

4、kettoday.TheyareusuallyfilledwithcomplicatedrulesandcountlessnumberofgrammarforspecificEnglishphrases.TheyalsocontainalmostnokanjiandsowhenyoufinallyarriveinJapan,loandbehold,youdiscoveryoucan'treadmenus,maps,oressentiallyanythingatallbecausethebookdecidedyouweren'tsmartenoughtomemorize

5、Chinesecharacters.TherootofthisproblemliesinthefactthatthesetextbookstrytoteachyouJapanesewithEnglish.Theywanttoteachyouonthefirstpagehowtosay,"Hi,mynameisSmith,"buttheydon'ttellyouaboutallthearbitrarydecisionsthatweremadebehindyourback.Theyprobablydecidedtousethepoliteformeventhoughlea

6、rningthepoliteformbeforethedictionaryformmakesnosense.Theyalsomighthavedecidedtoincludethesubjecteventhoughit'snotnecessaryandexcludedmostofthetime.Infact,themostcommonwaytosaysomethinglike"MynameisSmith"inJapaneseistosay"amSmith".That'sbecausemostoftheinformationisunderstoodfromthecont

7、extandisthereforeexcluded.ButdoesthetextbookexplainthewaythingsworkinJapanesefundamentally?No,becausethey'retoobusytryingtopushyououtthedoorwith"useful"phrasesrightoffthebat.Theresultisaconfusingmessof"usethisifyouwanttosaythis"typeoftextandthereaderisleftwithafeelingofconfusio