Understanding Japan: A Cultural History

Aspects of the Japanese Language

Educational Feb 18, 2021 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: Make sense of one of the world's most complex writing systems, and discover how spoken Japanese reflects a long-standing concern with order, hierarchy, and consensus. Why is social context so important when speaking Japanese? And what are the linguistic consequences of adopting Chinese characters in Japanese writing?

Educational Feb 18, 2021 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.