| The Phonetics of Japanese Language: With Reference to Japanese Script Contributor(s): Suski, P. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415851335 ISBN-13: 9780415851336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Japanese - Reference - Literary Collections | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 495.6 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.88 lbs) 134 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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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