I made a great discovery about different from English and Japanese !!
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- I'm from Japan! I've been staying in Canada since 2024.
Today, I want to share you my great discovery for English leaners!!!!!
What do you think ???
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I believe you are correct in your observation. In Japanese, the vowels "aiueo" and the fact that words typically end in vowels mean that one doesn't need to move their mouth as much. However, English requires more mouth movement. One reason for this is that some vowels, like the 'a' in "apple," require opening the mouth in a smile-like shape to produce the sound correctly. Additionally, some consonants need an open mouth to generate sufficient airflow.
The reason for this difference is that Japanese generally distinguishes sounds based on whether they are voiced or unvoiced, while English not only differentiates voiced sounds but also requires distinguishing strong aspirated sounds, which isn't necessary in Japanese.
Therefore, I agree with your observation that speaking Japanese doesn't require as much use of facial muscles.
誠に鋭いご指摘を賜り、心より感謝申し上げます。日本語の「あいうえお」は母音で終わるため、口をあまり動かす必要がございません。一方、英語では口を大きく動かす必要があります。その理由の一つとして、例えば「apple」の「a」のように、微笑むような口の形を作らないと発音できない母音がある点が挙げられます。また、子音の中には十分な気流を生み出すために口を開く必要があるものもございます。👍
日本語では一般的に清音と濁音を区別いたしますが、英語では濁音に加えて十分に強い気音も区別する必要がございます。この点は日本語には見られない特徴でございます。
したがいまして、日本語を話す際には顔の筋肉をあまり使う必要がないというご指摘は、誠に鋭い洞察であり、正確な観察であると存じます。🌞
このような興味深い言語比較についてご教示いただき、誠にありがとうございます。言語音声学の観点から、日本語と英語の違いについて、大変貴重な視点をご提供いただきました。心より感謝申し上げます～ 🚗
I’m grad to hear that ☺️ now I should practice it for muscle memory with the idea!
You’re really doing amazing with your pronunciation all the time 🙏 it was interesting to learn about the facial expression when speaking 😌
Thank you! Grad to hear ☺️
your pronunciation already sounds more native i think the smiley mouth is working !! i noticed that in english (especially in North America) people open their mouths really wide and say all the syllables strongly. there is this pronunciation technique called shadowing where you say the same words along with a recording of a native speaker, to try to copy the accent- i think it can help 🐸
yeah . I agree
So sweet ! Thank you! I appreciate it! I will try shadowing!!