K Klein | English, Furigana, and the Problems of Spelling Reform @kklein | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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Let's ignore the fact that I used narrow transcription for schwa (should have been broad, I know, but I'm not redoing this video AGAIN).
Also I bet you really wish I had that pop filter now after listening to that, right? So Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=73482298 innit

A sequel to the videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=lhcjFWseXIM
youtube.com/watch?v=-2ppfDsmfUc
and youtube.com/watch?v=00LcdxVJahY

Videos about Japanese I referenced:
youtube.com/watch?v=1eyDYbO8--s
youtube.com/watch?v=bcdYKxHT8kY
youtube.com/watch?v=s4Ec9t25yH8&t=36s
youtube.com/watch?v=r7a8OjvViwE

0:00 Intro
2:18 Japanese
3:56 The Reform


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Translations:
Leeuwe van den Heuvel - Dutch
Merc - Japanese

#linguistics #spelling #japanese