Languages of Asia Books

New and Published Books

1. A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese

   By Yukio Tono, Makoto Yamazaki, Kikuo Maekawa

   Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

   A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Japanese, providing a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a100 million word corpus, composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar

   2nd Edition

   By Stefan Kaiser, Yasuko Ichikawa, Noriko Kobayashi, Hilofumi Yamamoto

   Series: Comprehensive Grammars

   Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Japanese grammar. Accessible and systematic, it explores the complexities of the language thoroughly, filling many gaps left by other textbooks. Clear grammar points are put in context using examples from a range of...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. Speed Up Your Chinese

   Strategies to Avoid Common Errors

   By Shin Yong Robson

   Series: Speed up your Language Skills

   Speed up your Chinese is an innovative resource that identifies and explains the common errors that English-speaking learners of Chinese repeatedly make. Speed up your Chinese organizes the major categories of Mandarin grammar into areas that are problematic for English native speakers. Each...

   Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Routledge Course in Business Chinese

   By Qinghai Chen, Le Tang, Qiuli Zhao

   The Routledge Course in Business Chinese has been specifically designed for students in the fourth year of language learning or above who wish to progress their language training and prepare to tackle real-life business situations confidently and effectively. Designed to prepare students for the...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
5. Colloquial Gujarati

   The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

   By Jagdish Dave

   Series: Colloquial Series

   Colloquial Gujarati provides a step-by-step course in Gujarati as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Gujarati in a broad range...

   Published June 20th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Languages of Japan and Korea

   Edited by Nicolas Tranter

   Series: Routledge Language Family Series

   The Languages of Japan and Korea provides detailed descriptions of the major varieties of languages in the region, both modern and pre-modern, within a common format, producing a long-needed introductory reference source. Korean, Japanese, Ainu, and representative members of the main groupings of...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. Colloquial Panjabi

   The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

   By Mangat Rai Bhardwaj

   Series: Colloquial Series

   COLLOQUIAL PANJABI is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Panjabi. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL PANJABI your best...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
8. Colloquial Vietnamese

   The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

   By Bac Hoai Tran, Ha Minh Nguyen, Tuan Duc Vuong, Que Vuong

   Series: Colloquial Series

   Colloquial Vietnamese is easy to use and completely up-to-date. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this course provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Vietnamese. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Vietnamese is:...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
9. Colloquial Malay

   The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

   By Zaharah Othman

   Series: Colloquial Series

   COLLOQUIAL MALAY is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Malay. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL MALAY your best...

   Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge
10. The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 2 Simplified Bundle

    The Routledge Course in Mandarin Chinese is a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use and...

    Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge