JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Lang
Description
This course aims to develop basic understanding of structural features of Japanese language. Students will be introduced to basic phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse analysis of Japanese. Taught in Japanese.
Narrative
If classes could get any harder this would be the one. Although it was difficult, what I learned increased my ability to communicate in Japanese greatly. We studied some technical aspects of the Japanese language in a linguistic perspective. Many Japanese words were broken down into "Mora" (which are kind of like syllables) to practice the right pitch. These were all new concepts to us and it lead me to learn more about how English is used linguistically. The subject is fascinating and I came up with more questions then answers regarding why we speak the way we do. I have to say, my path for the future could easily lead to a masters in linguistics or possibly a cat herder. (he-he)
This course aims to develop basic understanding of structural features of Japanese language. Students will be introduced to basic phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse analysis of Japanese. Taught in Japanese.
Narrative
If classes could get any harder this would be the one. Although it was difficult, what I learned increased my ability to communicate in Japanese greatly. We studied some technical aspects of the Japanese language in a linguistic perspective. Many Japanese words were broken down into "Mora" (which are kind of like syllables) to practice the right pitch. These were all new concepts to us and it lead me to learn more about how English is used linguistically. The subject is fascinating and I came up with more questions then answers regarding why we speak the way we do. I have to say, my path for the future could easily lead to a masters in linguistics or possibly a cat herder. (he-he)