lesson 7.1 Tokyo vs Osaka Accent - same words, different sounds

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The differences in intonation between Osaka dialect and Tokyo dialect. Tokyo dialect is accepted as standard Japanese and is what is taught outside of Japan. In the video, the Osaka dialect speaker says that she is able to speak standard Japanese very well, but her pronunciation of "sensei" is what clued people in to her Osaka origins.

Posted by Katie Allen on October 16, 2016

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Indexicality;
Variation;
Japanese;
Style-shifting

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