You Are Flipping Through Channels When You Come Upon a French-Speaking

question 24

Multiple Choice

You are flipping through channels when you come upon a French-speaking station. You do not speak French and you are amazed at how quickly it is spoken. Which of the following factors is most important to your perception?

• A) You are not able to segment the speech sounds into phonemes, making it sound faster.
• B) You are not able to produce the speech, therefore you cannot perceive it correctly.
• C) You do not know the appropriate pronunciation or syntax rules in French.
• D) French phonemes overlap more than English phonemes, making it sound faster.

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