{"id":53167,"date":"2014-09-01T01:10:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T01:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-176-professional-singer-shows-deeply-learn-sounds-language\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:55:58","slug":"aee-176-professional-singer-shows-deeply-learn-sounds-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-176-professional-singer-shows-deeply-learn-sounds-language\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 176: A Professional Singer Shows You How to Deeply Learn the Sounds of a Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Singer Lydia Lyon does not speak Arabic.\u00a0 But when she sings\u00a0in Arabic, she sounds just like a native speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today we talk to Lydia about how she learned the pronunciation without knowing the language!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like with many language learners, Lydia\u2019s interest in Arabic began as a passionate interest connected to Arab friends and culture.\u00a0 Though she learned many words, she never became fluent, but that didn\u2019t stop her from singing.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia says some specific habits helped her to improve her accent, as well as her ability to speak the language with authority.\u00a0 These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Imitate and repeat<\/strong>: Immerse yourself in the culture and try to imitate how native speakers say things.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn in chunks<\/strong>: Attach meanings to entire phrases, not just single words.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Activate your emotions<\/strong>: Feel what is being said, and how it comes out when you say it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give yourself learning deadlines<\/strong>: Urgency adds a pressure to learn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have you tried any of these tactics for improving your pronunciation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How have they worked?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Lydia Lyon does not speak Arabic.\u00a0 But when she sings\u00a0in Arabic, she sounds just like a native speaker. 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