#maekawa

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【Original Song】Fruit Fallen From The Dream

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I’ve this problem where the ん in Japanese in words such as 日本 or ばん or whenever uttered at the end of a word USED to be considered to be the extremely rare voiced uvular nasal N in IPA, found only in wait let me google it

found only in

‘the Klallam language, Tagalog language, the Tawellemmet and Ayr varieties of Tuareg Berber, the Rangakha dialect of Khams Tibetan, at least two dialects of the Bai language, the Papuan language Mapos Buang, and the Chamdo languages: Lamo (Kyilwa dialect), Larong sMar (Tangre Chaya dialect), Drag-yab sMar (Razi dialect). In Mapos Buang and in the Bai dialects, it contrasts phonemically with a velar nasal. In the Chamdo languages it contrasts phonemically with /n/, /n/, and /N/.’

// about Papuan languages, there’s over 840 of them. that makes 12% of the world languages. Papua New Guinea is the size of California, for context.

where was I going?

right and not one person knew how and why the fuck they got a voiced uvular nasal N in Japanese. WELL last year Maekawa proved that the actual realization VARIES and is not, in fact, the elusive voiced uvular nasal N. BUT they found no other alternative to fucking transcribe it in IPA so it’s written as <N>!!

‘The syllable-final nasal in Japanese was traditionally said to be realized as a uvular nasal when utterance-final, but empirical studies have disputed this claim.’ well what IS IT?

motherfucker what IS it??

I love linguistics fuck me.

Ah, my problem was I read the entire study and I STILL don’t know what it is. I DO pronounce it as a voiced uvular nasal tho.

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吉行淳之介の本 責任編集＝吉行淳之介 KKベストセラーズ 装幀＝前川直

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Lizu Maekawa 前川莉珠 2004年10月24日 T160cm B80W58H84 Dカ

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riina you are so rock

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"ニャンと☆スペクタクル" dreamin' bride, miku maekawa

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Maekawa's Shadow or Fowler's Shadow? (includes movie spoilers)

I could have never excepted that somebody one day would have portrayed a Shadow that does match the original in being a compelling character, while keeping his own twist.

Both incarnation are pretty much sincere and spontaneous, not excessively gruff and both are amusing.

They have different strenght.

For Maekawa's incarnation, his strenght is his brain. Greatly shown in SA2, but also suggested in Sonic Heroes (Whan he is amazed by technology) and in Sonic 2006. Many Shadow's minigames involve math. And is shown that G.U.N. value Shadow's brain.

Maekawa's Shadow is among the friendliest incarnation.

Fowler's Shadow unlike OG Shadow is a regular alien who was born naturally and that was brought on Earth by circumstances. It is shown very well in Shadow questioning his own motivations and even Gerard's motivations, showing he is capable to think on his own.

This incarnation is very relatable. The viewer understands his actions, even the most violent because they are never an end in themselvesIs. Sonic X and Sonic Forces failed in this while many fan work (yes, fan works) such as Sonic Multiverse succeded.

Sonic Multiverse (YT) - Shadow causing mayhem. For a good reason.

Shadow taking down Tom (thinking he was Commander Walters) was a very understandable action from him.

Walters was the last person he saw before losing consciousness in the pod (I wonder what was that substance, I hope not liquid nitrogen. N2 is among the most unsettling chemical compound to me). And he looked at Shadow in a way suggesting 'You won't cause trouble anymore, we won!'

Liquid nitrogen has a boiling point of about −196 °C

In this, Maekawa's Shadow is very tame and patient In Sonic06 he was provoked quite often before snapping.

One thing both incarnation have is that they're brave and it shows in daily life, but they show their courage in different way.

Maekawa's Shadow is willing to explore the unknown without fear.

Fowler's Shadow keeps a steady gaze even when facing the most horrorific things.

Of course both are willing to self sacrifice.

Shadow was describled by Maekawa as "dainty and pure"

Maekawa did extremely well on the first but failed on the latter. His Shadow is surely dainty, but he is also a skilled schemer who use deceits as one of his favourite tools to get the job done. I would not consider this incarnation a liar. He never lies to his friends or in daily situations. But he easily resort on lies if they are the most efficent way to get the job done (in SA2 his plan unfolded FLAWLESSY. Never seen him doing his job so clean anymore after SA2).

Fowler's Shadow is certainly less dainty but surely he is pure and sincere, even to a fault (he reveals Gerard's plan to Stone without thinking twice as if it was the most natural thing to say). I might say it is the purest incarnation of the character.

Is hard to choose on the two, they have a fair amount of compelling traits.

The advantage of Maekawa's Shadow is that he appeared and expressed himself in four games, so we know fairly well what he is like in different contexts.

Fowler's Shadow for now appeared in an advertisement and in a movie. I don't know what his destiny is. it looks promising, but we need to wait and see.

On a personal though of the character: Shadow is passive. He doesn't work alone as a character because he takes decision by observing how others act, toward him or toward the world or the task. For this Maekawa's Shadow is never alone. Even when he goes alone, he takes decision after having observed what his peers do. I think Fowler should keep this attitude.

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おこみくにゃん | とりリリース

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【Original Song】Fruit Fallen From The Dream

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Onsen by Maekawa Senpan (1949)

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前川莉珠

Lizu Maekawa

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DAY 150

Today's character is Miku Maekawa! Miku is a huge fan of cats and loves to act like one, only stopping the act while in public places. She is usually very playful and immature, she can get serious and is usually very diligent in her studies as well as very emotionally intelligent.

FUN FACT: Unlike a stereotypical cat, Miku actually hates fish and gets very annoyed when people assume she likes them.

another new lineart brush used! i actually liked using this one (i think it was like an ink bleed one?). also yay miku i think she came out very cute :] also another 50 day milestone!

bye!

bonus

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peppercat & miku (medabots x cinderella girls)

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女の動物園　吉行淳之介 青樹社 装幀＝前川直

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Lizu Maekawa 前川莉珠 2004年10月24日 T160cm B80W58H84 Dカ