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                                                                      ha-i
                                                hai




                                                                      cho-t-to
                                                chotto




                                                                      o-ha-yo-o
                                                ohayō




                                                kon’nichi wa          ko-n-ni-chi-wa

                                                                      ko-n-ba-n-wa
                                                konban

                                                wa




                                                                      sa-yo-o-na-ra
                                                sayōnara






                1.4. Voicing



                In  the  throat  there  are  two  pieces  of  muscular  tissue  that
                can  be  vibrated  with  a  flow  of  air  from  the  lungs  like  a

                couple of heavy rubber bands. They are called vocal cords.
                When vocal cords vibrate, we say the sound has VOICING or

                is VOICED. When these cords are somewhat relaxed at the
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