ISCA Archive ISAPh 2021
ISCA Archive ISAPh 2021

Body to Speech and Back: Considerations on Embodied Pronunciation

Josefina Carrera-Sabaté

While neuroscience research has increasingly demonstrated the effectiveness of embodied cognition, the teaching of pronunciation lags far behind. In this paper I connect three aspects of embodied cognition with the learning of pronunciation: 1) the use of senses of the body to improve pronunciation; 2) the physical properties of the body and posture as a basis for enhancing pronunciation; 3) emotion and the use of slow respiration and meditation to overcome anxiety when pronouncing.