せんしゅうのしゅうまつ、アニメをみました。アニメのなまえはコードギアス One of the episodes was titled "The Battle of Kyushu", and きゅうしゅう was written in カタカナ：キューシュー。Since きゅうしゅう is an original Japanese city that has its own kanji, I thought it was weird that it was written in カタカナ。Here's my guess -- in this particular episode, the battle of きゅうしゅう was the determining battle that ended the first season of コードギアス。So, maybe because of its significance to the storyline, きゅうしゅう was written in カタカナ as a means of emphasis.
Then, while わたしはだいきゅうかのたんごうをならいました、one of the vocab words was "karaoke", except written in カタカナ：カラオケ。If カラオケis an original Japanese concept, why is it written in カタカナ? じゃあ、since カラオケhas become such an international phenomenon (わたしはニューヨーックにカラオケのバーをたくさんみました) maybe writing it in カラオケ is a way to reflect this international appeal. Of course, すし is just as well known as カラオケ and is not written in カタカナ, so I cannot be too sure.
No wonder why textbooks cannot make up their mind! Since カタカナ is pretty much set in usage for loan words and onomatopoeia, most textbooks have no problem mentioning these purposes. However, regarding the matter of emphasis, カタカナ usage becomes a personal preference, which may be why some textbooks just leave that reason out altogether.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
いちリットレのなみだ
1 litre of Tears
"1 Litre of Tears" is a にほんのドラマ based on the true story about a 15 year old girl dealing with a degenerative disease of the cerebellum (the part of the brain that deals with motor coordination). She starts out as a varsity athlete, but soon she cannot coordinate herself, she cannot walk properly, until she eventually cannot control her breathing. However, her mind stays in tact.
Since we learned dates, one of the songs on the soundtrack of "1 Litre of Tears" is Remioromen's "さんがつここのか". Can you figure out the title?
In this particular scene where the song is played, the girl, あや, informs the boy she has fallen in love with, あそうくん, that it hurts being with him because it only reminds her of her inevitable decay. You can watch the entire drama for free on mysoju.com. I really recommend it. かなしいですけど、 it makes you remember how beautiful life is and what in life really matters. Here is the song.
"1 Litre of Tears" is a にほんのドラマ based on the true story about a 15 year old girl dealing with a degenerative disease of the cerebellum (the part of the brain that deals with motor coordination). She starts out as a varsity athlete, but soon she cannot coordinate herself, she cannot walk properly, until she eventually cannot control her breathing. However, her mind stays in tact.
Since we learned dates, one of the songs on the soundtrack of "1 Litre of Tears" is Remioromen's "さんがつここのか". Can you figure out the title?
In this particular scene where the song is played, the girl, あや, informs the boy she has fallen in love with, あそうくん, that it hurts being with him because it only reminds her of her inevitable decay. You can watch the entire drama for free on mysoju.com. I really recommend it. かなしいですけど、 it makes you remember how beautiful life is and what in life really matters. Here is the song.
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