From Shanghai to Ireland: A Multilingual Speaker on Language, Identity, and the Limits of Fluency: S3E6

from Geopats Abroad - Expat Life, Living Abroad & Travel Stories · host Stephanie Fuccio

Send us Fan MailHow sound sensitive are you? Our guest today, Phoebe, grew up with Mandarin Chinese but has learned a myriad of languages including English, Finnish, German & more. But her sound talent goes far beyond languages into sound and voice research in her current PhD life in Ireland. She is currently researching the connection between recorded voices and listeners’ emotional responses to them. This sensitivity and Phoebe’s general curiosity touch every aspect of language that we discuss in this conversation. Original publication date: December 27, 2019More: https://linktr.ee/stephfuccio

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Send us Fan Mail How sound sensitive are you? Our guest today, Phoebe, grew up with Mandarin Chinese but has learned a myriad of languages including English, Finnish, German & more. But her sound talent goes far beyond languages into sound and voice research in her current PhD life in Ireland. She is currently researching the connection between recorded voices and listeners’ emotional responses to them. This sensitivity and Phoebe’s general curiosity touch every aspect of language that we...

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