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English | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. ESL Teachers: What are your favorite minimal pairs for helping students overcome issues with pronunciation? For Arabic-speaking students, I like to use “My dog likes to bark in the park.”. For Japanese speakers, I like “I think I see a sink.”. Please comment belong and share your favorites. Feel free to share any stories that go along with them! January 28, 2014. Leave a comment on Minimal Pairs (redux). August 18, 2013. Leave a comment on Borborygmus. In English, ...
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Exonym / Endonym | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. Just a quick bit of lexicon this morning:. Exonym [Greek – ἔξω,. 8220;out” ὄνομα,. Is a name referring to an ethnic group (ethnonym), language (glossonym), place (toponym), or person that is used by people. Said group. The United Nations defines exonym as the. Endonym [Greek – ἔνδον,. 8220;within” ὄνομα,. Is a name referring to an ethnic group (ethnonym), language (glossonym), place (toponym), or person that is used by people. 남한, 南韓 – “South Han”...美国) and the Eng...
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Pronunciation | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. ESL Teachers: What are your favorite minimal pairs for helping students overcome issues with pronunciation? For Arabic-speaking students, I like to use “My dog likes to bark in the park.”. For Japanese speakers, I like “I think I see a sink.”. Please comment belong and share your favorites. Feel free to share any stories that go along with them! January 28, 2014. Leave a comment on Minimal Pairs (redux). Sit / seat / set. There are, of course, many (many) more....
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How to Pronounce Foreign Languages | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. How to Pronounce Foreign Languages. Today’s online edition of The Telegraph has an article specifically addressing learning to pronounce foreign languages. What do you think of it? Http:/ www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/10012325/How-to-pronounce-foreign-languages.html. April 24, 2013. April 24, 2013. Applied Linguistics MA @ ASU. Applied Linguistics PhD @ ASU. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Languages | Michael Hacker
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I studied French for 3 years in high school, setting the stage for future language study. While I don’t use French much these days, it laid a foundation that has proven invaluable to me. I am an honor graduate of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. An online Japanese language sketch pad designed for the practice and sharing of interesting (to me) Japanese words and phrases, as well as the occasional Japanese-to-English translation on a variety of topics.
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Onomatopoeia | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. ˈrɪɡməs/ – the sound of a gurgling stomach. From the Ancient Greek onomatopoeia βορβορυγμός. August 18, 2013. Leave a comment on Borborygmus. Applied Linguistics MA @ ASU. Applied Linguistics PhD @ ASU. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Entertainment | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. As you might already know, I loves me some endonyms and exonyms. Go ahead… refresh yourself. I’ll wait. Many countries call themselves something different from what we (in the English-speaking world, from my perspective) call them. The same can apply to cities, natural landmarks, etc. Well, someone built a cool new tool to give you a bird’s-eye glance at endonyms and exonyms all over the globe. August 14, 2013. Leave a comment on Endo and Exo. Dubbing is the Devil.
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Hello | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. An interesting topic came up in one of my classes last week. Many languages have a special word they use for “hello” only when answering the phone. Some examples are. Many languages, including Arabic, French, Russian, Persian, Turkish, and Vietnamese). In these languages, there is a different “hello” that is generally used when greeting someone face-to-face. But apparently not if you’re as old as Montgomery Burns. July 1, 2013. How to Pronounce Foreign Languages.
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日本語 | Silent Schwa
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Just like a normal schwa, only quieter. ESL Teachers: What are your favorite minimal pairs for helping students overcome issues with pronunciation? For Arabic-speaking students, I like to use “My dog likes to bark in the park.”. For Japanese speakers, I like “I think I see a sink.”. Please comment belong and share your favorites. Feel free to share any stories that go along with them! January 28, 2014. Leave a comment on Minimal Pairs (redux). Russian: храпеть [khrapet’]. Japanese: いびきをかく [ibiki wo kaku].
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