A Preparatory study on a standard model for the transliteration of Finnish into the Japanese

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  • Hori Yoshimi
    International Student Center, Yokohama National University

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  • 仮名によるフィンランド語固有名詞の表記基準に関する考察

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The transliteration of words in one language (LI) into another language (L2 ) requires, among other things, the selection of the most appropriate phonemes of L 2 and the modification of the syllable structure of L 1 to fit in that of L 2 . In this article, in an attempt to propose a standard model for the transliteration of Finnish into Japanese katakana, I have raised some issues that need be considered, on the basis of a phonological comparison of the two languages and a small auditory test using Finnish informants. These issues include a need to scrutinize whether a transliterated Finnish word is auditorily acceptable, and pronounceable to Japanese native speakers, in terms of phonological constraints.

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