Presented by Daniel Toriola
Language is a living thing and evolves with time: new words are created and old ones altered. This evolution is
obvious when comparing a New York accent and New Orleans patois. Languages live, die, move from place to
place, and change with time.
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English Pronunciation For The ESL Learner
By Lynn Bo
What is an accent? An accent is the carryover of sounds from the speaker’s original language to
the second language. When we are infants we literally have the ability to speak any language in the
world. We are all born with the necessary speech mechanisms and the capability to learn any
language. We end up speaking the language that we do solely by reinforcement. The sounds a baby
hears and the speech patterns he is exposed to are the ones that she develops. Soon the baby gains
the fine motor skill and control she needs to create sounds herself. The infant will begin by babbling
and playing with sounds. Soon she is able to produce simple vowel/consonant combinations which
maybe why mama and dada are often their first words, they can make the combination and the big
reaction it elicits reinforces their efforts. By 18 months she will be able to produce about 20 words that
have meaning and understand around 50 words. Now babies of course have the ultimate immersion
experience. In order to obtain any control over their environment they must learn the language and
they are surrounded by the language almost 24 hours a day.
Of course the second language learner does not have these advantages. Even if you are now living in
an English speaking country, and attending classes to learn English you will still have opportunity to
speak and hear your first language with friends and family, this is especially true in America a county of
immigrant