Japanese Phonetics Episode 16 (outdated link) (Patreon)

This post has been replaced by the remade lesson 16, which can be found here:
Japanese Phonetics 16 (Pitch-accent in the negative forms of i-adjectives) 

Note: I recently completely remade lesson 12, and in said lesson I included the 'easier to remember' く form of 3 mora い adjectives, which is uMAku. That said, Umaku is also correct, and what I learned at university, which is why I used Umaku in this lesson. I'm currently working on remaking this lesson right now to reflect both pronunciations, as both are accetablple.

In other words, when it comes to the negative form of three mora nakadaka i-adjectives, both Umaku NAi, as explainded in this lesson, and uMAku NAi, are acceptable and correct. If anyone has any questions about this please feel free to leave a comment below! Thank you!


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The sixteenth episode of Japanese Phonetics is LIVE! In this episode I talk about the pitch-accent patterns for the negative form of i-adjectives, addressing one important rule and the various conjugations it covers. I had originally intended on including the negative form of na-adjectives in this lesson as well, but found some conflicting information in academic literature with regards to the way 「じゃ」attaches to heiban nouns and na-adjectives after recording the initial video. I consider this to be a critical pattern in modern Japanese, so I contacted my former professor of phonetics at Keio University in order to get an up-to-date, professional opinion on the matter. I expect to hear back within the next few days, and will do my best to post a video covering the subject before leaving for my business trip to Jakarta next week.

I've taken tomorrow morning and Friday off of work to answer questions and comments that have yet to be unanswered. Sorry to keep everyone waiting—everything will be answered before I get in bed on Friday.

If you have any questions or concerns with regards to today's lesson don't hesitate to leave a comment below! As always, thank you very much for the continued support. Hope you enjoy the lesson!

Best from Beppu,

Dogen