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WHAT MAKES A LANGUAGE ATTRACTIVE? (FAMILIAR SOUNDS (alien sounds are…
WHAT MAKES A LANGUAGE ATTRACTIVE?
HOW
POSITIVELY
WE VIEW A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE A CULTURAL OUTLOOK
if we have a positive perception of a community, then we tend to have equally positive views of their language
Roman Emperor
Charles V
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse
:green_cross: If you SWOON OVER (падаете в обморок) sweet nothings whispered in French or Italian, you're not alone. However, the reason for your preference of one VERNACULAR over another has little to do with how sounds ROLL OFF THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE
THE PRESTIGE OF THE SPEAKER
the socioeconomic and mobility advantages the language affords
FOR EXAMPLE, CHINESE gains popularity, becaus it's seen as an area of economic growth and better job prospects
ALLOWing to speak to a
WIDER AUDIENCE
(ENGLISH)
GIVES THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
OUTSIDE OF A SMALL REGIONALLY DEFINED CONTEXT
"There is nothing in the sound of language that makes it less or more attractive. Some sounds are more common across the world but that doesn't link to the specific perceptions we have about French and Italian.The idea that the language is more melodic , romantic or poetic is DERIVED FROM those communities
SOCIAL
KUDOS (почет)TO BACK UP
YOUR
WOOS
WITH DELICATE PROSE
FAMILIAR SOUNDS
alien sounds are HARDER ON THE EAR, less ENTICING
CONSONANT CLUSTERS
grate on a foreign ear
attempts have SPAWNED videos of linguists speaking GIBBERISH
LITTLE RESEARCH :!?:
THE HURDLE = separating the subjective opinion from a scientific fact
OPENING A CAN OF WORMS we do not want to encourage