how to learn a language scientifically: speech sounds

heyo, what's good! it's inna :)

in this video--my first youtube video!--I borrow insights from linguistics (the scientific study of language) and developmental psychology in discussing how we might more effectively learn a language other than our own. this is the first episode of a series I'll be doing on language learning 101, and here, I tackle speech sounds. a major point in the video that I forgot to mention is that accents exist because of differences in speech sound inventories across languages!

this one's for anyone with even the slightest desire to learn a new language, & anyone curious about language & the human mind in general! I hope you find it helpful x

EDIT:
*I realise this wasn’t clear in the video, but at 19, when I took the JLPT, I’d studied Japanese for about a year & a half.

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References

Dixon, W. E. (2016). Twenty studies that revolutionized child psychology. Boston: Pearson.

OGrady, W. D., & Archibald, J. (2011). Contemporary linguistic analysis. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions.

Saffran, J. R., Aslin, R. N., & Newport, E. L. (1996). Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants. Science, 274, 1926-1928.

Sedivy, J. (2020). Language in mind an introduction to psycholinguistics. New York, NY: Sinauer Associates.

[aky]

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[teapotlily]

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[akinogunstone]

Came from SAT.
Firstly, you’re so incredibly cool.
I’m half Japanese and have been trying to learn since birth and I struggle so hard 🥲 I’m really looking forward to your other videos!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 💖

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[skiparsenal]

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[XellossBoi]

This series is off to a brilliant start!

[nelllyka]

Also love how you put the references on the description box

[kevincruz]

Thank you so much for sharing this video and I'm glad I found it on your post in SAT. As an online English teacher, I have always been aware of these concepts but never been able to explain it in a scientific matter. I'm sure your channel will become a great resource. Great first video, and I can't wait for your later videos because this was both educational and entertaining. You got a Subscriber here.

[nichoson]

As someone who also loves learning languages, I completely agree with all your points! Fantastic video!

[skskang]

Love that you included references in the description!! Loved the video 😊

[michiiin]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing your insights plus references for further reading 🤟 Appreciate it!

[rebeccae]

congratulations on your first video (and a great one, at that) -- from a fellow SAT member & linguist!!! :)

[pamelamosby]

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[a.c.h.camangon]

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