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Javanese Grammar for Students

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Javanese Grammar for Students by Stuart Robson is a comprehensive guide to the Javanese language grammar, spoken by around 80 million people on the island of Java. This 3rd Revised Edition offers a structured approach through graded topics from simple to complex, enriched with fresh examples.

The book includes a unique feature titled How do you say it in Javanese? which explores translations of English idioms into Javanese, making it especially useful for English speakers. It also addresses the language levels vital for social interaction.
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This work is ideal for students of Indonesian seeking deeper linguistic knowledge, researchers planning fieldwork in Java in fields such as anthropology or sociology, comparative linguists studying Indonesian languages, and professionals like teachers or aid workers preparing for employment in Java.

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This is the third, revised edition of Stuart Robson's highly successful guide to the grammar of the Javanese language, which is spoken by around 80,000,000 speakers on the island of Java. The book progresses from simple to more complex topics, facilitating a steady increase in language proficiency.

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This is a 3rd Revised Edition—the first published in 1992, and the second in 2002, by the Monash Asia Institute. It contains a guide to the grammar of the Javanese language, which is spoken by around 80,000,000 speakers on the island of Java.

The book is arranged in a series of topics, graded from simple to more complex, for the benefit of those who wish to explore this important language. Fresh examples have been added, as well as a file titled How do you say it in Javanese? arranged under 120 headwords and taking the viewpoint of speakers of English wanting an equivalent to an English idiom.

There is an introduction and a note on the language levels of Javanese, important for social interaction. This book will be of interest to students of Indonesian wanting deeper knowledge of communication on the island of Java, to researchers considering fieldwork in Java (anthropology, sociology, etc.), to linguists making comparative studies of Indonesian languages, and to people undertaking employment in Java (teachers, aid workers, etc.).

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922235374

Publisher: Monash University Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Monash University Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 368g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Stuart Robson was born in Sydney but spent many years overseas, in Holland, Indonesia and New Zealand. He taught Javanese at the University of Leiden from 1977 to 1990 before returning to Australia. He was Associate Professor of Indonesian at Monash University from 1991 to 2001.

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