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[01] M Aug 17

• Covered today: Course information; introduction to Japanese and linguistics [outline]
  • Handout - Course information and policies
  • Handout - Basic background: Japanese and linguistics
• To read for W Aug 19:
  • Handout - Writing Japanese: Kanji, kana and transliteration
  • Handout - Context: Phonetics and phonology
  • Reading - Kubozono (2015), Ch 1 [direct link] - read sec 2 "Vowel inventories"
    • You can also find this reading through Course Reserves on Canvas
• To prepare for W Aug 19:
  • Please complete the background questionnaire if you haven't already
  • We will work with this handout in class next time - you might want to bring a printout
    • Handout - Phonetics: Vowels of Japanese

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