Japanese Accent: Penult Standard

Nihongo Accent System

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Table of Contents

Each lesson includes video and text.

Lesson
1
Kun Nouns (13:05)
Lesson
2

Additional Lessons

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Lesson
3
Verbs — Antepenult Accent and 3-Step Drop (20:37)
Lesson
4
On Nouns (30:08)
Lesson
5
Verbs — Combined Verb Segments (46:24)
Lesson
6
Verbs — Imperative, Tentative, Passive, Causative, Potential, Conditional, Be Verb (51:47)
Lesson
7
Adjectives (23:19)
Lesson
8
Adverbs and Utility Words (15:21)
Lesson
9
Prefixes and Suffixes (24:16)
Lesson
10
Names (20:06)
Lesson
11
Speed (18:06)
Lesson
12
Other Topics (11:43)

Clear and Comprehensive Accent System

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12 lessons, 317 word examples, and 155 sentence examples.

Non-Intuitive Details Explained

While the central premise is clearly explained in Lesson 1, there are many non-intuitive details that are carefully described in the subsequent lessons of the series. These details concern topics such as the following.

About the Author

Todd Adkisson created Japanese Accent: Penult Standard, as well as the products Kanji Learning Today (Online and Workbooks). He graduated from the University of California—Davis in 1985 with a major in English Writing and a minor in Classical Greek. He completed the teacher certification program at Central Washington University in 1989. He studied Japanese at the University of Washington in 1990 and then resided in Japan from 1990 until 1995. In addition, he has worked as a professional translator for over 20 years and he is certified by the American Translators Association. He has an Education Certificate from the State of Washington and has taught at public schools.

The concepts presented in Japanese Accent: Penult Standard are completely the creation of Todd Adkisson. There are no prior methods that explain Japanese accent in the same way. This work is copyright 2019 by Todd Adkisson.

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