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Where is mispronunciation from?. 為什麼發音會變花音 ?. By Jessie Huang. Mispronunciation vs. Accent. What is accent? What is native-like pronunciation? Native-like vs. intelligible. Why do we mispronounce some words?. Influences of the native or the dominant language Examples:
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Where is mispronunciationfrom? 為什麼發音會變花音? By Jessie Huang
Mispronunciation vs. Accent • What is accent? • What is native-like pronunciation? • Native-like vs. intelligible
Why do we mispronounce some words? • Influences of the native or the dominant language • Examples: • thick vs. sick (th does not exist in Mandarin) • town vs. tongue (not such a combination in Mandarin) • World vs. word (no consonant clusters)
Why do we mispronounce some words? • Incomplete learning • Example: • law vs. low • Sheep vs. ship
Why do we mispronounce some words? • Inherent difficulty • Example: pleasure
Why do we mispronounce some words? Attitude (沒關係) Approximation (差不多先生) Aptitude (天份不夠) Insufficient practice (懶)
Is mispronunciation correctable? • Yes! But… • It takes time. • (form a new habit)
The most common mispronunciation • Link:
What is the best way to teach pronunciation? • Listen (lots of correct input) • Imitate (perception vs. production) • Put it in use (in meaningful context) • Raise awareness of learning good pronunciation.
Story and pronunciation teaching • The story “Miss Pronunciation” raises awareness of … • Mispronounced words and their twisted meanings. • Communications breakdown because of these mispronounced words.
Story • In story, the students can visualize how mispronunciation affects communication.
Jokes on mispronunciation • A Chinese Supply