[[January 9]]



[[NOV 22 Rhythm and poetry]]

[[Dec  RHYME]]

[[Intonation]]

[[phonics]]


http://www.millikin.edu/aci/crow/basics/frost3.html

http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/tone.htm  tone of voice

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[[HAPPYO 2 11/15]] x

[[Syllables vs. Mora]] From last week 11/1

1.  Syllable structure

open syllables: (C)V only      closed syllables: (C) V C

ENGLISH syllable structure :  (C)(C)(C)V (C)(C)(C)

Syllable internal structure :    onset (C)    rhyme  V (C)

JAPANESE syllable structure : Strong mora (weak mora) = (C)V (W)

This reflects Japanese mora structure : 
***(strong mora)  (C)V  
***(weak mora) [:] or [n] or [Q]

Syllable internal structure :    head  (C) V   coda  (C)

heavy syllable = has two moras    light syllable = has only one mora

2. Syllable (mora) timing vs. stress timing

Syllable or mora timing: each syllable (or mora) takes about the same time when pronounced 

Question: In Japanese: do /shinbun/ and /furikake/ take the same amount of time?

Stress timing: some syllables are more "important" than others; that is, they are stressed and others are unstressed, and the beat falls on the stressed syllables.   English, German, Dutch

Timing carries over into English : Hawaiian English, Japanese English, Chinese English, Spanish English are syllable-timed.

3. Syllable structure and timing are connected:

Languages with more complex syllables usually have stress timing.

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