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1. Romaji and General Idea of Japanese Language
2. Katakana and Loan Words
3. English Education in Japan
4. Englishnised Modern Japanese
5. Summary
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How Japanese hear the English
sounds? 'R'='L' and 'B'='V'? |
1. Romaji and General Idea of Japanese Language
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I was thinking where to start, and decided to do some research on
the internet. (By the way, I have the diploma
of the Internet Technology!)
I found many interesting sites and I realised that I must tell you about Japanese "Romaji" first.
How many of you know about "Romaji"? I don't think I can explain why Japanese have so many problems with listening and speaking English without telling you about "Romaji".
Hari Srinivas wrote about his "Romaji" experience in Japan in his
"The
Jinglish Tickle". And it is a very good story to start
with.
http://www.gdrc.org/hari/wonj/episode-2.html
If you read the above story, you know what the Romaji like and how
it makes both Japanese English speakers and "Engrish(Japanese English)"
listeners confused.
To understand Japanese English and Japanised English words, it's good
to learn about the Japanese Language. I found a a very well written
page about Japanese Language, where you can find all you need to get
the general idea of the Japanese Language.
Tim's
Takamatsu "A Bit of the Language"
http://www.timwerx.net/language/bitlang/index.htm
Now you know what "Romaji" means and a bit of the Japanese Language, I think it's a time to talk about "Katakana", which used for "Loan Words" from other languages.
Before going to next page...
While I was doing research on this subject, I couldn't ignore 'A'
book title, so I must tell you about it. I haven't read it yet and
I appreciate reviews/comments from any of you, who have read this
book.
Gems of Japanized English: "Is That an
'L' As in Rome?" "No, It's 'R' As in London" (Yenbooks)
by Miranda Kenrick
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; ISBN: 0804815550
If you are interested in, see the details at:
Amazon.co.uk (£5.95 *Prices might be changed.)
Gems
of Japanized English
OR
Amazon.com
Gems of Japanized English: "Is That an...
If you haven't get bored or frustrated of my EngRish, then please
read on to 2. Katakana and Loan
Words.
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2. Katakana and Loan Words
3. English Education in Japan
4. Englishnised Modern Japanese
5. Summary
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