Вот отрывок (по-английски, извините) из обсуждения полезных советов в японском произношении, который меня рассмешил (из ньюсгруппы sci.lang.japan):
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>One tip that no-one else provided: it isn't necessary (or even
>particularly desirable) to move your lips when speaking Japanese.
The first thing I told my (Japanese) aunt when she decided to study
French was that you can't speak proper Parisian French without moving
your lips like a fish. I hope some day she decides to study Italian,
so I can give her advice about hand gestures.
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