Talk:Edokko

Definition
Exploding Boy, are you a native Japanese speaker? The definition of Edokko is NOT just being native to Tokyo. This is merely a derivative meaning. Your definition does not convey the meaning of the word. You need to justify why you think the primary meaning of Edokko is Tokyoite. Yuji

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For the sake of clarity, please give your primary meaning (meanings). (Asking the editor above.) Hafenstadt

-- I believe the above disagreement is resolved, as the article has been modified (and slightly improved) by others. Yuji 08:18, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

-- This note is refereing to the edit by Exploding Boy. See the history. The primary meaning of Edokko is being native to Edo, not Tokyo. These are geographically (almost) the same, but quite different in terms of culture. Yuji 06:52, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

-- I still don't get the whole picture. Edokko doesn't exist, today? Hafenstadt

-- In the most strict sense, Edokko doesn't exist today, because Edo has dissappeared. It's like saying "I'm native to Lutetia (the old name for Paris)." If you count today's Tokyo as a kind of Edo, Edokko does exist. After all, it's a self-proclaimed title. Yuji 14:32, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your definition. Take care. Hafenstadt

Dialect?
There seems to be some sort of dialect associated with Edokko-- see 江戸言葉. I'd like to know more about it... I don't know if it should be a separate article or just a subsection on this page. Evan1975 22:32, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

The dialect that has been used by Edokko is not entirely similar to the Hyojungo (NHK Japanese). One analogy is in Britain the London dialect has some certain differences from the Received Pronunciation. Also, the Edo dialect is spoken mainly in the Northeastern part of present Tokyo. It appears that around the Western Tokyo area (Setagaya, Ohta, etc.) originated the Hyojungo; by close examinations, however, the Edokotoba, Hyojungo, and the Western Tokyo dialects respectively sound somewhat similar but have subtle phonological differences. Hafenstadt