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Writing Systems & Pronunciation

Hiragana, katakana, kanji overview, mora, pitch accent and pronunciation
音韻論: モーラと音節
phonology: mora vs syllable
mora theory
Japanese is mora-timed, not syllable-timed
ピッチアクセントの型
pitch accent patterns
atamadaka, nakadaka, odaka
Accent patterns: head-high, middle-high, tail-high
連濁 — rendaku
rendaku (sequential voicing)
rendaku
Second element of compound voices: て+かみ→てがみ
母音の無声化
vowel devoicing
devoicing
i/u devoiced between voiceless consonants: です→[des]
外来語の音韻適応
loanword phonological adaptation
loanword phonology
How foreign sounds map to Japanese phonology
漢字: 音読みの種類
kanji: types of on-reading
go-on, kan-on, tou-on
Layers of Chinese readings from different periods
送り仮名
okurigana
okurigana
Kana suffixes showing kanji inflection: 食べる
当て字・熟字訓
ateji and jukujikun
ateji
Kanji used for sound or whole-word meaning
方言とアクセント
dialects and accent
Kansai vs Tokyo accent
Pitch accent differs markedly by region
表記の選択
choosing the script
kanji/kana/katakana choice
Stylistic reasons for script selection