In case you were wondering what tongue twisters there are in Cantonese here's one just for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNY9r1UkNm4
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Linguistics is music to my ears
I don't like rap or hip-hop but this I found aesthetically pleasing to the ear, to use a flowery expression. It's not about the study of language, though. The man is called Linguistics and this is his flagship song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPkASX1nKTs
On the other hand, this song really is about linguistics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktl_7Hr4GA
This one is in Japanese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_Nio8Qy5I
Last but not least is a poem written as a phonetic exercise by Yuen Ren Chao. It consists of minimal pairs, all pronounced 'shi' or 'szy' (the latter's for Polish readers) and differing only in their tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY6iFc5lUw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPkASX1nKTs
On the other hand, this song really is about linguistics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktl_7Hr4GA
This one is in Japanese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_Nio8Qy5I
Last but not least is a poem written as a phonetic exercise by Yuen Ren Chao. It consists of minimal pairs, all pronounced 'shi' or 'szy' (the latter's for Polish readers) and differing only in their tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY6iFc5lUw&feature=related
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