検索キーワード： 単語・言語・文法

Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with listeners what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.

誰も教えてくれなかった「超基本のはなし」 なぜつまづくのか、書けないのか……これでぜんぶわかる！ ●テーマをどう選べばいいか？ ●論文・レポートには型がある？ ●なぜ文章が書き出せないのか？ ●資料集めの達人になるには？ ●良い論文と悪い

気鋭の言語学者が「ことばの達人」に出会ったら――。思わず誰かに話したくなる、日本語の魅力とことばの楽しみ方が満載の対談集！

ベストセラー英語講師のデイビッド・セインと、日本一のおもてなし英語講師、トモ・セインが手がけた「おもてなし英語トレーニング教材」です。 頻出の60トピックと会話で使える表現を420フレーズ

遂に完結。ことわざコント。最高傑作「聴けば聴くほどじわじわ来る。ことわざ学ぶなら楽しいほうがいい」をコンセプトにベストセラーになった前作「ことわざショートショートベスト100」前々作「ことわざショートショートマスター100」。 ことわざの意味を「あるある！」なシチュエーションで理解できる、 大人から子どもまで爆笑失笑のオーディオコント集が満を持して完結編が帰ってきました。

こんな読み方あったんだ!図式に「あてはめる力」を身につけて、理解できる文章の範囲を飛躍的に広げよう!

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association....

「自分」「大変」「幸せ」「許す」…日本語には絶大なパワーが秘められている。81語を独自の視点で解説。言葉に宿る本当の意味に気づき日々使うことで、思い通りの人生を創造していける！

学問の「型」を理解すれば、勉強はもっと楽しくなる。社会人にも役立つ、大学の双方向授業をもとにした「論文入門」の決定版！

本書は、「書くことを仕事にするための文章術」をご紹介し、あなたの得意なことや経験、好きなことを文章にする仕事をしたい方に向けた本です。
「自分にしかできないことをやりたい」

日本が当事国であった戦争を知る世代が少なくなるなか，忘れてはならない記録と記憶の継承を志す場があり，人がいる．戦争の時代を生きた人間を描くノンフィクションを多数ものしてきた作家が，各地の平和のための博物館を訪ね，そこで触れた土地の歴史と人びとの語りを伝える．

ライター・古賀史健が、「取材」「執筆」「推敲」の三部構成・全10章、21万文字、約500ページをかけて「ほんとうの核心」だけを教える、書く技術・伝える心得の永久決定版。

“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.

Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.

The power of an effective speech is undeniable. It has the capacity to engage, inform, motivate, and create change in an audience - and in the world. In this compelling 24-lesson course, How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting, taught by Molly Bishop Shadel, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, learn the fine art of speaking clearly, effectively, and persuasively in contexts across the spectrum, from the board room to the bar room and everywhere in between.

At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Told through the eyes of the field producer who coordinated much of the live coverage, Liveshot documents the step by step process the news staff of WCAU-TV followed to research the story, plan coverage and, most importantly, improvise as the story unfolded. The incredible team work of the reporters in the field, producers and editors in the newsroom and the managers in charge earned WCAU the Columbia-Dupont Award for excellence in journalism.

First published in 1909, this compact yet powerful manual exposes the most common blunders of language and style, offering Bierce’s signature blend of precision, humor, and biting critique. From misused words and illogical phrases to lazy constructions and pompous diction, Bierce spares no one in his mission to defend the integrity of English prose.

The last decade has seen an exponential increase in the development and adoption of language technologies, from personal assistants such as Siri and Alexa, through automatic translation, to chatbots like ChatGPT. Yet questions remain about what we stand to lose or gain when we rely on them in our everyday lives. As a non-native English speaker living in an English-speaking country, Vered Shwartz has experienced both amusing and frustrating moments using language technologies: from relying on inaccurate automatic translation, to failing to activate personal assistants with her foreign accent.

Hunter S. Thompson is roaring down the desert highway to Las Vegas with his attorney, the Samoan, to find the dark side of the American Dream. Armed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, the duo engage in a surreal succession of chemically enhanced confrontations with casino operators, police officers and assorted Middle Americans.