Japanese Language
Research and Studies

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide to Japanese Language studies and research is to provide you with a combined print and web-link source for the study and research of the Japanese Language.

Searching in WebLUIS

There are two basic types of searches to perform in WebLUIS. Either search can be effective, but the results of the search can vary greatly.

Subject Searching

Subject searching is dependant upon the use of specific, official subject headings from the Library of Congress Subject Headings. These books, known affectionately as the "red books" can be found throughout the library. Consulting the "red books" will offer you many Library of Congress subject headings. This heading --

s = Japanese language

will be sufficient enough to begin your search for Japanese Language study and research materials in the FIU Libraries.

Keyword Searching

The second method of searching by keywords can be very powerful if you remember that the word(s) you use can be located anywhere within a bibliographic record's text, and may or may not pertain to the subject or topic which you are searching. For example, if your topic required that you search the FIU Libraries Catalog for a Japanese-English, English-Japanese language dictionary, your keyword search command could be --

k = japanese english dictionary

Library Resources

Bibliographies

Japanese language studies in the Showa period: a guide to Japanese reference and research materials. Yamagiwa, Joseph Koshimi.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: Z3308.L5 Y23

Dictionaries

Basic Japanese-English dictionary / Kiso Nihongo gakushu jiten.
Location: N.MIAMI Reference, Call Number: PL679.B37 1989

Cassell English-Japanese business dicitonary. Ferber, Gene.
Location: UNIV.PARK Reference, Call Number: HF1002.F43 1993

The Kodansha Japanese-English dictionary / Kodansha Wa-Ei jiten. [1987 Edition]
Location: UNIV.PARK Reference, Call Number: PL679.K635 1987

The Kodansha Japanese-English dictionary / Kodansha Wa-Ei jiten. [1979 Edition]
Location: N.MIAMI Reference, Call Number: PL679.K56 1979

Kodansha's pocket romanized Japanese-English dictionary. Vance, Timothy J.
Location: N.MIAMI Reference, Call Number: PL679.V358 1993

NTC's dictionary of Japan's cultural code words. DeMente, Boye.
Location: UNIV.PARK Reference, Call Number: DS821.D467 1994

Oxford-Duden pictorial English-Japanese dictionary.
Location: N.MIAMI Reference, Call Number: PL679.P29 1983

Grammar Guides

Basic structures in Japanese.
Location: N.MIAMI General Collection, Call Number: PL539.3 .B37 1984

Japanese. Hinds, John.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL533.H46 1986

Japanese conversation: self-contextualization through structure and interactional management. Maynard, Senko K.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL524.8 .M39 1987

Japanese familiarization & short-term training.
Locations: N.MIAMI and UNIV.PARK Government Documents,
Call Number: S 1.114/3:J 27

Japanese for children / Nihongo no hon [sound recording: a beginning course in everyday conversation]. Kobo, Yoshiaki.
Location: UNIV.PARK AV Collections, Call Number: KT 1635

Japanese language and culture for business and travel. Hijirida, Kyoko.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL539.H5 1987

Japanese now. Sato, Esther M.T.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL539.3 .S28 1982 [3 volumes]

The Syntax of "subjects". Tateishi, Koichi
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: P271.T38 1994

Japanese Language Studies and Analysis

Japan and America: a comparative study in language and culture. Goldstein, Bernice Z.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: P40.G6

Japanese and the Japanese: words in culture. Suzuki, Takao.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: P35.S913

The Japanese language. Miller, Roy Andrew.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL523.M493

The Japanese language through time. Martin, Samuel Elmo.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL540.M29 1987

Japanese women's language. Shibamoto, Janet S.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL698.W65 S55 1985

The Languages of Japan. Shibatani, Masayoshi.
Location: UNIV.PARK General Collection, Call Number: PL523.S348 1990

Verb Guides

501 Japanese verbs: fully described in all inflections, moods, aspects, and formality levels. Lange, Roland A.
Location: UNIV.PARK Reference, Call Number: PL585.L3 1988

Web Sources and Gateways

Looking for Japanese Language newspapers, journals, or magazines? Need to learn Japanese? Click on this link for available online Japanese Language sources.

Cyberzines, E-Journals, and Language Learning Resources

Online Dictionaries and Translation Assistance

Go directly to online dictionaries and translators. These sites were neither created by or are not the responsibility of the FIU Libraries. Periodic reviews may result in the addition, retention, or removal of any site based upon collection development policies. You may wish to bookmark favored sites.

Online Dictionaries & Translation Assistance

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