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So in your own native language you have
the pitch, the fundamental frequency,
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that's natural for your language.
You have your articulators, tongue,
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teeth, lips, that you use to shape and create
the different sounds of your native language.
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But then you also have the shape of your
vocal tract that affects the formants of
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the sound and therefore the quality of the sound.
And most people, when they're learning English,
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learn about and think about just the articulators.
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Tongue position, lip position, for a sound.
But if you don't change the shape your vocal
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tract, of your throat, and you use the shape
that's natural for your own native language,
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then you'll never have a truly
American quality to your voice.
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