DO OUR VOICE AND PERSONALITY CHANGE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE? | How we speak a foreign language

Do our voice and personality change in a foreign language? The answer is 100% YES! Today we discuss how and why we change our voice and personality when we speak a foreign language by analysing what I’ve noticed as a language teacher and learner over the years. Let me know how speaking a foreign language affects you personally :)

TODAY’S VOCABULARY
IN THAT: used to explain what you’ve just said
TO HINGE ON STH /hɪndʒ/: depend on sth
TOPICAL /'tɒpɪkəl/: interesting because important at the present time
OMEN /'əʊmən/: sign that sth will happen in the future
TO PREFACE STH /'prefɪs/ (formal) : say sth before the main thing that you want to say
TO CORROBORATE STH /kə'rɒbəreɪt/ (formal) : provide info and evidence that support sb’s statement
UNBIASED /ʌn'baɪəst/: fair, impartial as not influenced by sb’s personal opinions and views
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: sth to think about
TO LAMENT /lə'ment/ (formal): express disappointment about sth unfair or unsatisfactory
AKIN TO STH /ə'kɪn/ (formal): very similar to sth
INURED TO STH/SB /ɪ'njʊə/ (formal): numb, indifferent to sth because you’re used to it and not affected by it anymore
EXERTION /ɪɡ'zɜ:ʃən/: a lot of mental and physical effort
ALIEN TO SB /'eɪliən/: difficult to accept or understand as it’s very different from what you’re used to
MERELY /'mɪəli/: only, just, simply, it’s nothing more than what you’re saying
TO STEM FROM STH /stem/: originate from sth
STRAIN /streɪn/: force, pressure, weight that could damage sth
SEARING /'sɪərɪŋ/ pain is very intense, almost like a burn
CRIPPLING /ˈkrɪplɪŋ/: causing so much damage, harm and pain that sb can’t even walk or function properly
TO ATTRIBUTE STH TO STH/SB /əˈtrɪbju:t/: believe sth is caused by sth or sb
TO NUDGE SB INTO/TOWARDS STH /nʌdʒ/: encourage sb to do sth
TO UTTER STH /ˈʌtə/ (formal): say sth or make a sound
TO COALESCE INTO STH /ˌkəʊəˈles/ (formal): combine and fuse into one single thing
ALL-ENCOMPASSING /ˌɔ:lɪnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/: including everyone and everything
TO HARDWIRE STH /ˈhɑ:dˌwaɪə/: turn a pattern into a standard, instinctive and permanent feature
FLAMBOYANT /flæmˈbɔɪənt/: behaving in a noticeable, exciting, confident way
If a feeling FALLS AWAY, it disappears, usually suddenly
TO MODULATE STH /ˈmɒdjəleɪt/ (formal): change the sound of your voice
When a dog SNARLS /snɑ:l/, it makes a low angry noise
When your EARS PRICK UP, you listen carefully as you’re interested
TO SAVOUR STH /ˈseɪvə/: fully enjoy the taste of sth
SNOOTY /ˈsnu:ti/: rude and unfriendly as you feel superior to others
TAKE STH WITH A PINCH/GRAIN OF SALT: not completely believe sb as you know they don’t always tell the whole truth

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00:00 INTRO
01:05 SOUND PRODUCTION
04:45 EMOTIONAL COMPONENT
10:52 DIFFERENT ACCENT
11:32 CHANGE IN PERSONALITY

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