reading response #4

[Andrew Lyell]

Overall, this reading was not my favorite.  It first described nomenclature of different sounds.  I was introduced to many of these words as I started to study Bengali and realized I had to make sounds that do not exist in English.

 

Another thing I found interesting was that humans have the ability to recognize correct sounds, but not be able to pronounce them correctly (pg 87).  I have often found that to be true in trying to learn a language.  I can often recognize when a word or sound is pronounced correctly; but I, sometimes unconsciously, pronounce the word incorrectly.  This phenomenon often happens in when I meet with my language partner, and she has to correct me on words that I had no idea I was mispronouncing.