I was curious how many of you study or studied pitch accent in the beginning stages of your learning, I heard it’s very important from multiple teachers if your goal is to try and sound as native as possible. As it’s easier to learn a new habit than it is to break a bad habit and then re-learn a new a habit in its place. So how many of you actually take the time to learn the pitch accent of words and phrases and such things. I’ve recently subscribed to dogen’s patreon (I’m quite new to Japanese) and I think the advice he gives is absolutely wonderful for every beginner and should be mandated in a way, in the beginner learning space. What do you guys think? Do you think it’s a bit overwhelming in a way for someone new? or maybe inconsequential? Or perhaps you agree and find it should be a non-skippable step.
by slayidis