The Phonetics of Japanese Language (Routledge Library Editions: Japan) - Softcover

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Suski, P M.

 
9780415851336: The Phonetics of Japanese Language (Routledge Library Editions: Japan)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415851335 ISBN 13: 9780415851336
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book gives true characters of Japanese speech sounds in reference to European speech sounds. When it was first published in 1931, it was the first book of its kind. There are only 5 Japanese vowel elements as opposed to 18 in English, 13 in French and 8 in German. There are 15 Japanese consonants, 26 in English, 22 in French & 23 in German. Because of the lesser number of elements, it follows that the wider range in vowels and consonants is heard by Japanese ears, so this volume gives average sounds uttered by Japanese in the twentieth century in relation to the English sounds.

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P. M. Suski

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415851335
ISBN 13 
9780415851336
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
134

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