Teaching new material: Lesson 1a: i, t, p, closed ...

Successful Closed Syllable for Japanese Learners. 1. Introduction. Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich have suggested that there is a difference in syllable pattern between English and Japanese (Avery & Ehrlich, 2002: 53-54). English words often contain closed syllables and consonant clusters, while Japanese words only have open syllables and lack ... ................
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