Synopsis
Explains that each language has its own sound system of characteristic intonation patterns, rhythms, stresses, and sounds and points out that a problem in learning a second language is the tendency to carry over sound patterns of one's native speech. Compares the sound features of various languages and explains the concept of phonemic contrasts
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