Transcript Where is mispronunciation from?

為什麼發音會變花音?
Where is mispronunciation
from?
By Jessie Huang
Mispronunciation vs. Accent
What is accent?
 What is native-like pronunciation?
 Native-like vs. intelligible
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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)
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The most common
mispronunciation
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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.
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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
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A Chinese Supply