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The acquisition of Japanese particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Kazuko Miyahara
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Kyushu University

Extract

Two general classes of particle may be recognized in Japanese: those with syntactic function, and those which express emotions and desires. The former can be divided into three types: CASE (Kakujoshi), CONJUNCTION (Setsuzokujoshi), and ADVERBIAL (Fukujoshi).

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Notes and Discussion
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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