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Hello there:
My latest example of not recognizing a "known word" can be heard in the attached audio clip.
My problem word is 入口. I believe there is 鼻濁音 going on here because of the ぐ sound, and perhaps some devoicing of the い sound in ち and elision with the と, (because of the unvoiced consonants on either side of the vowel in ち). But that's just my guess.
All I know is that 入口 in this spoken context does not sound to my ears like a literal い-り-ぐ-ち. But I realize this is the natural way native speakers would speak the sentence.
Understanding the natural way in which native speakers actually speak is a big problem for language learners like me.
Recently I came across a video that identified some common troubles second-language learners have when trying to understand their target language. Three such problems are:
These problems can prevent learners from recognizing spoken words that they actually already "know". There is obviously a big difference between possessing "passive" knowledge and having the ability to apply that knowledge in the recognition/perception of speech.
I think I was burdened with all three of these inabilities when I failed to recognize 入口!
My latest example of not recognizing a "known word" can be heard in the attached audio clip.
My problem word is 入口. I believe there is 鼻濁音 going on here because of the ぐ sound, and perhaps some devoicing of the い sound in ち and elision with the と, (because of the unvoiced consonants on either side of the vowel in ち). But that's just my guess.
All I know is that 入口 in this spoken context does not sound to my ears like a literal い-り-ぐ-ち. But I realize this is the natural way native speakers would speak the sentence.
Understanding the natural way in which native speakers actually speak is a big problem for language learners like me.
Recently I came across a video that identified some common troubles second-language learners have when trying to understand their target language. Three such problems are:
i. the inability to accurately perceive phonemes
ii. the inability to intuit sound shifts in connected speech
iii. the inability to resolve ambiguity with context
These problems can prevent learners from recognizing spoken words that they actually already "know". There is obviously a big difference between possessing "passive" knowledge and having the ability to apply that knowledge in the recognition/perception of speech.
I think I was burdened with all three of these inabilities when I failed to recognize 入口!
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