Part III: Japanese (pages 288-390)
- Japan and Japanese
288
17. Japanese Language 290
- Speech Sounds, Syllables, and Moras 290 (see
a sample)
- Composition of Japanese Vocabulary 293
- Japanese Native vs Sino-Japanese Words 294
- European and English Loan Words 296
- Numerals and Classifiers 299
- Content Words and Grammatical Morphemes 300
- Sentences and Plain or Polite Speech 301
18. Kanji: Chinese Characters 304
- Scripts of Japan 304 (see
a sample)
- Introduction and Spread of Kanji 305
- Kanji Uses in Different Times 306
- Kanji Readings: On/Chinese and Kun/Japanese 308 (see a sample)
- Two-Kanji Words: Readings 310
- Kanji, Hancha, and Hanzi Compared 312
19. Kana: Japanese Syllabary 315
- Kana: Origin and Development 315 (see
a sample)
- Kana Signs: Number and Order 317
- How to Use Kana 319
- Furigana or Annotating Kana 321
- Katakana for Foreign Loan Words 323
20. Romaji: Roman Letters 324
- Romaji for European Words and Foreigners 324 (see a sample)
- Romaji Styles: Hepburn, Japanese, and Cabinet 326
- Guidelines for Romaji Use 328
- Should Romaji Replace the Japanese Scripts? 328
21. Why Keep Kanji? 332
- Kanji Differentiate Homophones 332
- Meanings of Kanji Words are Grasped Well 334
- Kanji for Compound Words 335
- Kanji for Technical Terms and Abbreviations 338
- Kanji Stand out in Mixed-Script Text 339
- Kanji for Personal Names 342
- Disadvantages of Kanji 343
- Typing and Word Processing 345
- Is Kanji Use Declining? 346 (see
a sample)
- Conclusions: Keep Kanji but Streamline Them 348
22. Learning Kanji and Kana 351
- Preschoolers Acquire Reading 351 (see
a sample)
- Kana and Kanji Teaching in School 353
- Textbooks for Reading Instruction 355
- How Well are Kanji Read and Written? 358
- Reading Difficulties 361
23. The Japanese Educational System 363
- Primary and Secondary School: Overview 363
- Preschool and Primary School 366
- Middle and High School 367
- University and its Entrance Examination 369
- Japanese Education: Problems 370
- How Well are Children Educated? 372 (see
a sample)
24. History of Mass Literacy in Japan 375
- Early Limited Literacy 375
- Dawn of Mass Literacy 376 (see
a sample)
- Mass Literacy After World War II 378
- Books and Publications 380
- Manga! Manga! 383
Summary and Conclusions 385
Bibliography for Part III 387
- In English 387
- In Japanese 388
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