What does your accent say about you? | The role of pronunciation in language learning

Lost in pronunciation? Christina and Dominic explore the quirks of accents, fluency, and identity in language learning.- What does your accent say about who you are?- Is perfect pronunciation worth chasing?- How do tricky English sounds like TH and R trip up learners around the world?From rhotic R’s and intrusive R’s to dialect leveling, accommodation, and the secret life of weak forms, this episode explores how we speak, why we speak that way, and what it all says about us. Listen in and join us on Linguistics Behind the Scenes!Full episode transcript available here:https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/edling/sciencecommunication/podcast-transcripts.php#Episode8Full article available to read for free here:“Do you say /ka:/ or /ka:r/?” What future teachers should learn about English phonetics, phonology and pronunciation. By Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer. https://monarch.qucosa.de/landing-page/https%3A%2F%2Fmonarch.qucosa.de%2Fapi%2Fqucosa%253A97159%2Fmets%2F/