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| Subject: | Tongue Twisters |
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| Question: |
I was wondering if there is any information about tongue twisters: if specific phonemes cause confusion, if only certain phonemes can be interchanged, etc. I need information from credible sources. Thank you for your time and help! |
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In addition to the article recommended by Dr Cruz-Ferreira, I would add that most tongue twisters feature repetition of identical or nearly identical sounds. I would guess that it's the closeness of the sounds repeating that matters rather than the sounds themselves. One place that collects tongue twisters. http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/index.htm |
| Reply From: | Elizabeth J Pyatt click here to access email |
| Date: | 26-Nov-2012 |
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