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Currently Playing: Is Japanese a tonal language? Is it semi-tonal? Does pitch accent affect understanding?

Many people claim that Japanese is a tonal or semi-tonal language What is the reality?▼Links▼ Why early pitch accent is harmful for most learners: https://youtu.be/KkScD3ewBnk Preliminary article on simplified pitch accent as a listening aid: https://www.patreon.com/posts/simplified-pitch-45187275 (open to the public) Japanese phrase-"words" and how to handle them: https://youtu.be/FaSPO5lL0yQ Using homophones as learning aids: https://youtu.be/fsYkSW2I_QY The 4 Simple Sound-Laws of Kanji Compounds (no one tells you these): https://youtu.be/nsDS5xalWGg The 3 simple laws of self-move/other-move ("transitive and intransitive") verbs. It isn't random after all! https://youtu.be/ELk1dqaEmyk The reason you can't hear Japanese and what to do: https://youtu.be/lzENBWvgfFA Visit my Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/curedolly Red Kokeshi Angel Patrons who help this work to be possible: Tayruh Penelope WhyPenguins Bob Nagler Full Name Hibiki Chris Noon Nicholas Valerie Larry Layne Ted Ledbetter Jean-Marc Giffin lateblooming Tasty Treeko Duncan Gilbey Tascha Keettel Bibo Liane Degville Colin Jervis Arzar Kathy Worley Kate Shemwell L3312n DoNotReadName Michael Albert gasshou Firmian Paul PM mewin Arashi Coldwind J. Rem Joey Orellana Terminus Luis Philipe Rocha Jörg Diederich Olivier Truan ccb6b3252ee33c84f73ef3bb7fdac65c Michael Hoffmann Terence Thomson Jasmin Jack Kagan Oji Anony Moose Caio Saldanha AnnonAshera LovelyMuco Obsidian Nyetomero PATRIC PERSSON Jamie Marcellus Dan Wolff Victoria Sincere thanks to all my patrons, supporters, students and fans ▼Please visit us at KawaJapa http://learnjapaneseonline.info