Cracking Connected Speech
Ever feel like you know thousands of words but still can't understand native speakers? The culprit is often connected speech, the set of "secret" rules that govern how words blend…
Tag: listening comprehension
The Unspoken Melody: How Intonation Carries More Meaning Than Words
Beyond vocabulary lies prosody—the music of speech. From the rising inflection that turns a statement into a question to the sarcastic tone that flips meaning on its head, the unspoken…