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Japanese & Related Studies

This subject guide introduces you to some sources of information in Japanese & related studies held in the Pao Yue-kong Library of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All of the material is listed in the Library Catalogue.

 
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks [Top]

These provide background material and are often a good place to start your search, as key concepts and terms are explained and bibliographies are often included.

A few examples are:

Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture REF DS822.5 .E54 2002
Kenkyusha's new English-Japanese dictionary REF PL679 .K394 2002
Japanese-English dictionary of economy, finance and industry REF PL538.C6 Y67 2007
NTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural code words REF DS821 .D467 1994
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary REF PL677.5 .S54 1997
全日本地名辭典 REF [QRT] DS805 .Z35 1995
日漢雙解詞典 REF PL681.C5 R534 2002
日漢大辭典 REF PL675 .N5312 2002
新日漢成語諺語詞典 REF PL645 .X56 2002
 
Books [Top]

Relevant books within this subject area can be found under subject terms such as:

Japanese language  Japanese language -- Conversation and phrase books 
Japanese language -- Dictionaries  Japanese language -- Glossaries 
Japanese language -- Grammar  Japanese language -- Readers
Japanese language -- Spoken Japanese  Japanese language -- Writing
Japanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers  Japan -- Economic conditions 
Japan -- Social conditions Japan -- Social life and customs 
Japan -- Civilization  Japanese fiction 
Japanese poetry  Ethnology -- Japan 

To locate the above, perform a subject search, i.e., choose SUBJECT on the Library Catalogue and key in a subject term.

 
Print & Electronic Journals [Top]

These provide current information. A few examples are:

Japanese Literature Today SER PL700.J32
The Nihongo Journal SER PL519.N534
日本語 SER PL519.N53
日語知識 SER PL501.J53 *
日語學習與研究 SER PL519.J55 *
言語 SER P9.G46
言語生活 SER PL501.G4

To find journal titles, click on the "Journals" tab on the Library homepage, or select "Journals" under "Find Resources".

(* Electronic version available)

 
Audio Visual Materials [Top]

Audio-visual materials can be viewed/used within the library, or loaned outside the library (exceptions are those restricted by copyright or for technical reason). To find AV materials from the Library Homepage, click "E-Learning/AV", or "AV Collection" under Find Resources.

A few relevant subject examples:

Japanese language -- Study and teaching -- Audio-visual aids
Japanese language -- Conversation and phrase books
Japanese language -- Pronunciation
Japanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
 
Publications of Conferences [Top]

These provide information on the latest development of translation. To limit a search to conference publications only in the Library Catalogue, type in search terms under Advanced Keyword Search. Choose "Conference Pro" on the drop-down menu of "Conference Publication".

 
Publications of Associations and Organizations [Top]

Use the name of an association as an Author Search.

Examples :

Japan Language Promotion Center
Society for the Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language
Society of Japanese Language Education
Japan Calligraphic Art Society

Help is always available at the Information Desk in the Library.

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