Surreal soundscapes: the weird world of the learner listener

For the native listener, homophones, puns, misheard lyrics and the like are the occasional source of delight. For the learner listener, they belong to the surreal soundscapes they inhabit for much of the time. This talk will explore the intersection between pronunciation and listening, in order to identify what it is that makes listening so tricky and weird for the individuals in our classes. Slides in pdf at bottom of page.

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Lost Rap

Audio Concordances and Acoustic Drilling