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How We Learn to Interpret Speech – Charles Taylor



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Balloons are fun at parties, but with a bit of work, you can also make them talk. In this clip from the 1989 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Charles Taylor demonstrates what ‘talking’ balloons can tell us about how we process and understand speech.
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8 thoughts on “How We Learn to Interpret Speech – Charles Taylor
  1. Speaking of accents, the girl I knew as a student went to Poland to make her PhD.
    When she came back in half a year, she had a clearly noticeable polish accent in her native tongue.
    So it's not just babies.

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