Linguistics and Pronunciation Class
John2020-12-19T08:31:22+00:00Free English pronunciation class for Chinese speakers in Taiwan that combines the science of linguistics and with practice of pronunciation.
Tonal Allophony in Vietnamese
John2017-04-02T13:03:15+00:00ALLOPHONES are AURAL ILLUSIONS Allophones are different sounds that map to the same perception. This is a very strong aural illusion. Most native speakers are quite surprised to discover this. See this interesting research paper on tonal allophones in Vietnamese.
The Science of Learning Language
John2020-08-23T04:34:19+00:00Professor MacWhinney argues that second language learning uses the same processes as first language learning.
Vietnamese Linguistics
John2017-04-06T11:44:40+00:00A linguistic description of the modern Hanoi dialect. A description of the Vietnamese sound system for non-native speakers from the Vietnamese grammar handbook, Cẩm Nang Ngữ Pháp Tiếng Việt do GS Trần Ngọc Dụng biên soạn. Northern Vietnamese Intonation
Phonemes and the Brain
John2017-03-23T16:14:21+00:00Research from the science of learning language.
Sound Hierarchy
John2017-03-17T07:52:03+00:00The brain is designed to take the simplest elements of speech and combine these into an increasingly complex heirarchy of meaning.