Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Part I. Preliminaries
5. Chapter 1 Introduction 3
6. Chapter 2 Background 11
7. Chapter 3 Variation and Change in Nihongo 20
8. Part II. Sounds and Scripts
9. Chapter 4 The Nihongo Sound System 31
10. Chapter 5 Scripts 37
11. Part III. Words
12. Chapter 6 Kinds of Words 51
13. Chapter 7 Words in Grammar 67
14. Part IV Grammar
15. Chapter 8 Simple Sentences–Essential 91
16. Chapter 9 Simple Sentences–Enhanced 118
17. Chapter 10 Complex Sentences 148
18. Chapter 11 Emotive Expressions 167
19. Part V. Use
20. Chapter 12 Interaction Strategies 193
21. Chapter 13 Conversation Management 229
22. Chapter 14 Gestures and Signals 250
23. Chapter 15 Rhetorical Figures of Speech 256
24. Chapter 16 Discourse Organization 268
25. Part VI. Genres
26. Chapter 17 Genre Appreciation 281
27. Chapter 18 Selected Popular Culture Genres 286
28. Part VII. Learning Nihongo
29. Chapter 19 Methods 317
30. Chapter 20 Tools and Resources 328
31. Appendixes 339
32. List of Author’s Works 343
33. Subject Index (English) 351
34. Subject Index and Key Phrases (Japanese) 355
35. About the Author 359