TY - BOOK AU - Carter,Bill TI - Fools Rush in SN - 0552771996 AV - PL539.5.E5 H46 2004 U1 - 823.54 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Corgi Books KW - Human stories KW - Textbooks KW - lcgft N1 - pt. 1. An overview of the Japanese language -- pt. 2. The building blocks: sounds into words -- pt. 3. Words into sentences -- pt. 4. Sentences into script N2 - This concise, illustrated introduction to the main characteristics of Japanese is written to be accessible to the beginning student as well as to anyone considering learning the language or with a general interest in Japanese language and culture. It does not teach how to speak the language but provides a demystifying overview of Japanese from linguistic, historical and social perspectives ER -