We have all heard those jokes about Chinese people mixing up L and R sounds while speaking English. What causes this? Is it related to the vocals of Chinese language and the way they speak their own language?
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Many languages, like Chinese, involve using the back of the mouth and the throat to make the appropriate sounds. In English, many sounds like L and R are made by manipulating the front of the mouth like the lips and the tongue. People learning English often have difficulty with this as their brains are not used to manipulating that area of their mouth with that precision. Vice versa as well. English speakers can have trouble learning Chinese for the same reason
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