Discussing Japanese phonetics with linguist Yoichi Mukai! (Patreon)

Good afternoon Patrons! I hope that this post finds you well. A couple days ago I interviewed Yoichi Mukai, a trained Japanese linguist and faculty member in the Department of Modern Languages at Vancouver Island University. In this video, we discuss vocal-placement, fundamental frequency, hyper-correctness, and many other topics. I hope that everyone is able to learn from this interview! Thank you to Yoichi-san to lending us his valuable time and energy. Incidentally, Yoichi-san's qualifications can be found at his homepage, linked below.

https://yoichimukai.rbind.io

I'd like to also let everyone know that I've also just updated Lesson 11 (the first Japanese Pitch-accent test) with native recordings, and also changed just a couple of the words in the video such that the test would be more practical; if you haven't taken the test in a while,  now would be a good time to re-check your listening abilities!

As usual, if anyone has any questions or concerns with regards to this post, feel free to leave a comment below!

Best from Beppu,

Dōgen