Japan Style Sheet The SWET Guide for Writers, Editors, and Translators

Name: Japan Style Sheet The SWET Guide for Writers, Editors, and Translators
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ISBN: 9781880656303

ISBN-10: 1880656302

ISBN-13: 9781880656303

Edition: Revised

Authors: Tokyo and Translators Society of Writers

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Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Preface to the Revised Edition


Tips for the Nonspecialist


Specialized Terms for Japan-Related Text


Transliterating Japanese


Romanization Systems


Hepburn System


Kunrei System


Nippon System


Common Variants


Long Vowels


Macrons: Long Marks


Other Long-Vowel Markers


Long Vowels on the Internet


N or M:Shinbun or Shimbun?


The N School


The M School


Exceptions


Apostrophes


When to Use the Apostrophe


When Not to Use the Apostrophe


When There Are Two Adjacent Vowels


Hyphens


In Common Names and Compounds


In Personal Names


In Place Names


Word Division


Matters of Style


Italics


General Rules for Italicization


Anglicized Words


Style Options for Italicization


Personal Names


Name Order


Common Problems with Japanese Names


Place Names


Descriptive Suffixes


Styles for Japanese Addresses


Capitalization


Plurals


Loanwords


Note, Bibliography, and Index Styles


Capitalization of Titles


Translating Titles


Publishers' Names


Authors' Names


Appendices


Hepburn Orthography


Prefectures, Provinces


Numbers


Units of Measure


Imperial Reigns and Historical Eras


Historical Eras, Alphabetical List


Modern Era Conversion Chart


Principal Periods of Japanese History


Further References


Internet Resources


Index


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