The phonetics of Japanese language : with reference to Japanese script
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.
122 pages ; [approximately 23-29] cm.
9780415564984, 9780203843178, 9780415594134, 9780203841808, 9780415851336, 0415564980, 0203843177, 0415594138, 0203841808, 0415851335
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Ch. 1. How Japan acquired the writing
ch. 2. Sound of Kanji
ch. 3. Japanese sounds of Kanji
ch. 4. Japan-made characters & Japan-created sounds
ch. 5. Calligraphy
ch. 6. Japanese compositions
ch. 7. Japanese compounds
ch. 8. Phonetic use of Kanji
ch. 9. Kana
ch. 10. Sounds of Japanese speech
ch. 11. Japanese consonants
ch. 12. Romaji
ch. 13. Accents and tresses
ch. 14. Japanese orthography
ch. 15. Early Japanese sounds
Originally published in 1931
In English and Japanese
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