Why Foreign Languages Sound Like One Long Blur Of Sounds (M)

When listening to our native tongue, we hear a series of discrete words, but foreign words all blur together. Why?

When listening to our native tongue, we hear a series of discrete words, but foreign words all blur together. Why?

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.