Speech production is about how different theorists hypothesise the brain chooses which word to use and when. Basically about how the brain stores words, like is it an alphabetical mental dictionary or is it by theme...
The question set is about whether the theory that has been going on the longest is still relevent and valid in the face of new ideas and research and I have to conclude if its ok to stick with the old theory or if its time to change to the new one.
Trouble now is that I cant actually see why it matters.
Also looks at why errors occur in speaking say for example "i pet my sister's pat" instead of "i pat my sister's pet" and if that occurs because of a lexical problem or a subject one.
Written guidelines and bad practice? Sounds... Idealistic?
Blah to essays. Give me a research report any day.
Oh, to answer your other question, we did do how the throat and mouth make noise, it was supposed to be a two hour lecture but our tutor gave up after 15min cos we just sat and laughed. She kept making us do different noises and it was all just plain weird. She promised not to ask us about it in the exam - we'll see!
So the pat/pet confusion would suggest it's alphabetical rather than thematic? Interesting.
Something I've noticed about speech is that when I'm ... really not doing too good ... I lose the kind of buffer that lets you mentally play back the sentence you just said and check it for errors. Makes conversation very confusing cos I get worried that I might have said something bizarre, or failed to say it out loud and in English etc, and why is the person looking at me oddly anyway...?
Hmm, yeah. Well I just posted the essay, decided guidlines are a Good Thing but can't do much on their own.
It would be evil if your tutor set a question on something she didn't lecture. Not unheard of though. I'm now imagining this exam hall full of people wanting to try out noises but doing so quietly to avoid the invigilator.... :D
The question set is about whether the theory that has been going on the longest is still relevent and valid in the face of new ideas and research and I have to conclude if its ok to stick with the old theory or if its time to change to the new one.
Trouble now is that I cant actually see why it matters.
Also looks at why errors occur in speaking say for example "i pet my sister's pat" instead of "i pat my sister's pet" and if that occurs because of a lexical problem or a subject one.
Written guidelines and bad practice? Sounds... Idealistic?
Blah to essays. Give me a research report any day.
Oh, to answer your other question, we did do how the throat and mouth make noise, it was supposed to be a two hour lecture but our tutor gave up after 15min cos we just sat and laughed. She kept making us do different noises and it was all just plain weird. She promised not to ask us about it in the exam - we'll see!
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Something I've noticed about speech is that when I'm ... really not doing too good ... I lose the kind of buffer that lets you mentally play back the sentence you just said and check it for errors. Makes conversation very confusing cos I get worried that I might have said something bizarre, or failed to say it out loud and in English etc, and why is the person looking at me oddly anyway...?
Hmm, yeah. Well I just posted the essay, decided guidlines are a Good Thing but can't do much on their own.
It would be evil if your tutor set a question on something she didn't lecture. Not unheard of though. I'm now imagining this exam hall full of people wanting to try out noises but doing so quietly to avoid the invigilator.... :D
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I dont think she'll set a question on it for exactly that reason, you cant describe something without forming the sound.
We do have all the notes on it though and its part of the revision schedule so it would be fair for her to set some kind of question.
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