tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097986209385885261.post7733313486050274846..comments2024-02-25T18:44:51.365-08:00Comments on English for Chinese: Chinese Accent in English PronunciationYong Huanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820517092538495121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097986209385885261.post-23145980643910555462016-10-01T20:57:10.711-07:002016-10-01T20:57:10.711-07:00I just read the Wikipedia article "Phonologic...I just read the Wikipedia article "Phonological history of French" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_French#To_Modern_French.2C_c._2000. There is "In Metropolitan French, loss of the phomene /ɑ/, merged with /a/, realized [a]". It reminds me of the law of least action in linguistics, as described in e.g. French linguist Auguste Brachet (1845-1898)'s "An Etymologyical Dictionary of the French Language" (see his book sec. 166). Indeed pronouncing /a/ requires less effort than does /ɑ/ and the muscle is more relaxed.Yong Huanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820517092538495121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097986209385885261.post-2003831517562600572013-09-19T23:05:40.704-07:002013-09-19T23:05:40.704-07:00the way a word or a language is customarily spoken...the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" <a href="http://www.howdoyousaythatword.com/english-words/pronounce-london-place-names/" rel="nofollow">How to pronounce London place-names</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988824537426226265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097986209385885261.post-65580525724126998032011-09-11T08:43:33.093-07:002011-09-11T08:43:33.093-07:00Good notice. I figure out it took me a while to ch...Good notice. I figure out it took me a while to change my way of speaking "^" sound instead of "a"Sasha Chou Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253574582782728267noreply@blogger.com