Want to understand accented speakers better? Practice, practice, practice
- Written by Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk, Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Oregon
If the goal is to communicate, why should the speaker bear all the burden?Mimi Thian/Unsplash, CC BYConversation is at the heart of people’s lives. We use language to communicate our hopes and dreams to our closest friends, to ask for help from colleagues at work and to describe our ailments to medical professionals. Typically this process...
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