by Judy Ravin | Apr 21, 2012 | American Accent Training, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition
It’s easy to see how language can influence perspective. For example, the Chinese word for ‘tragedy’ conveys not just a sense of disaster, but also the idea of opportunity. In other words, good can occur out of bad situations. While many people in...
by Judy Ravin | Apr 20, 2012 | Accent Comprehension, American Pronunciation, Communication Skills, Inclusion
There’s a fascinating article in the Telegraph.co.uk about humans subconsciously imitating other people’s accents. According to Prof. Lawrence Rosenblum of the University of California, Riverside, people consistently imitate the speech patterns of total...
