Do linguists sometimes use ESL/EFL materials for references?
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Do they use ESL/EFL study materials such as minimal pairs, phonetics, etc...? How linguists study? Why do they have such an ability to recognise wrong pronunciations of non-native english speakers?
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mosja Why do they have such an ability to recognise wrong pronunciations of non-native english speakers? I don't know if linguists have that special ability. Most native speakers can recognize foreign accents as well as regional accents.
- mosja Why do they have such an ability to recognise wrong pronunciations of non-native english speakers?
- I don't know if linguists have that special ability.
- Most native speakers can recognize foreign accents as well as regional accents.
- There are plenty of these.
- mosja Do they use ESL/EFL study materials such as minimal pairs, phonetics, etc...?
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mosjaWhy do they have such an ability to recognise wrong pronunciations of non-native english speakers?
I don't know if linguists have that special ability. Most native speakers can recognize foreign accents as well as regional accents. There are plenty of these.
mosjaDo they use ESL/EFL study materials such as minimal pairs, pho
0mosjaWhy do [linguists] have such an ability to recognise wrong pronunciations ...?
They probably don't have a much greater ability than ordinary native speakers. It's just that they have studied phonetics, so they know the terminology and techniques for explaining to non-natives how to correct problems in pronunciation. Having a good ear is always a grea
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