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HMS
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 Message 1 of 5
09 December 2010 at 10:22pm | IP Logged 
Firstly, thankyou to you all. I have been a long time lurker here and have learned a lot.
I have a question that I don't think has been addressed here.

I am trying to teach myself German via various methods and languages courses. The problem I am having is - I have a false tooth which requires a plate that covers the upper of my mouth. I have had it for two years now but only started learning German three months ago. I have only just managed to stop lisping in English. I am having particular difficulty with ezsett and "icht" type sounds.

I don't really know what I'm asking here, maybe just confirmation that I'm not alone? Is this common?

I understand if people are reluctant to reply to this.

Thankyou.
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SamD
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09 December 2010 at 10:26pm | IP Logged 
"Icht" type sounds aren't necessarily easy for those of us who don't have any false teeth. My hunch is that as you get more and more input and practice in German, you'll lisp less.

If you were learning Castilian Spanish, you might even sound more authentic with a lisp.
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hrhenry
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09 December 2010 at 10:30pm | IP Logged 
SamD wrote:

If you were learning Castilian Spanish, you might even sound more authentic with a lisp.

Not really. It's not applied willy-nilly to all Latin American "s" sounds (and not used at all in some parts of Spain, for that matter).

But yeah, I agree that with practice, the lisp should diminish, regardless of the language being learned.

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10 December 2010 at 6:06pm | IP Logged 
I don't know if it will help with your specific problem, but make sure you always keep the tip of your tongue against your bottom teeth.

I only got to grips with "ch" quite recently myself (after several years!)
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 Message 5 of 5
12 December 2010 at 1:30am | IP Logged 
hrhenry wrote:
SamD wrote:

If you were learning Castilian Spanish, you might even sound more authentic with a lisp.

Not really. It's not applied willy-nilly to all Latin American "s" sounds (and not used at all in some parts of Spain, for that matter).

But yeah, I agree that with practice, the lisp should diminish, regardless of the language being learned.

R.
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Well actually, there are parts of AndalucĂ­a where they have the "ceceo" in which not only the c and z but also the s is pronunced with a lisp. Andalucia is interesting, since they have parts where they differentiate between the two sounds, parts which only have the s and parts which only have the lisping sound. It is just a matter of hitting the right place, and a lisp is actually an asset!!


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