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How prevalent is [terminal] devoicing in non-Tokyo accents? I noticed Tokyoites eliding terminal u and i all the time, but Kansai folk seem to prefer vowel shifts instead.
Not quite sure,as I’ve only studied standard dialect in detail. That said, I usually encourage people to study standard dialect, even if they live outside Tokyo, as it’s usually what they use in the classroom. Things can get a bit disjointed otherwise imho.
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Reconciling textbook usage with real world usage is always one of the hardest bits, IMO, especially when many natives can't explain or don't notice themselves - no matter what language. Tokyo train conductor pronunc'n with intrusive n (次→つんぎ) was one of the 1st for me 日本で
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Agreed. Great observation! haha
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