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Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters. OUTLINE. Why are tongue twisters difficult? Practice and explain . Reasons for difficulties Conflicting syllable patterns Regular stress patterns Phonetic compatibility Conclusion. Samples. Say these tongue twisters. Why are they difficult? She sells sea shells.

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Tongue Twisters

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  1. Tongue Twisters Yun-Pi Yuan

  2. OUTLINE • Why are tongue twisters difficult? • Practice and explain. • Reasons for difficulties • Conflicting syllable patterns • Regular stress patterns • Phonetic compatibility • Conclusion Yun-Pi Yuan

  3. Samples • Say these tongue twisters. Why are they difficult? • She sells sea shells. • Six thick thistle sticks • Rubber baby buggy bumpers Yun-Pi Yuan

  4. Conflicting Syllable Patterns (1) Ex. 1: She sells sea shells • Final Vowel: • ABAB (ee, ells, ee, ells) • Initial Consonant: • ABBA (sh, s, s, sh) Yun-Pi Yuan

  5. Conflicting Syllable Patterns (2) Ex. 2: Six thick thistle sticks • Finals: • ABCA (iks, ik, is(!), iks) • Initial Consonant: • ABBA (s, th, th, s) Yun-Pi Yuan

  6. Conflicting Syllable Patterns (3) Ex. 3:Rubber baby buggy bumpers • Initial consonant: • ABBB (r, b, b, b) • First vowel: • ABAA (u, a, u, u) • Middle consonant: • AABA (b, b, g, mp) • Final vowel group: • ABBA (er, y,y, ers) Yun-Pi Yuan

  7. Regular Stress Patterns • Four heavily stressed syllables in a row. • Four identical trochees • “These drumming stress patterns drive the process along and reinforce any regularities that exist around them. Any irregularity, by the same token, are highly disruptive.” Yun-Pi Yuan

  8. Phonetic Compatability • Similarity of sounds: • Examples: • The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us. • The Leith police beseecheth us. • Miss Smith’s fish sauce shop seldom sells shellfish. Yun-Pi Yuan

  9. Rhythm and Regularity • Conflicting Syllable Patterns (phonemes) • Regular Stress Patterns • Phonetic Compatability Yun-Pi Yuan

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