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Old 09-22-2007, 04:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
Please explain how it is possible to cue a language that is phonetically differnt from English with a system designed to represent the phonemes of English.
Language learners usually apply what they're familiar with anyway. Cueing a foreign language with Cued American English would result in a person speaking Spanish with an American accent, wouldn't it? The reason people have accents when speaking another language is because they're applying the sounds they grew up with to a foreign language.
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