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https://www.tumblr.com/ginervacade/767130314133913600/see-as-an-slp-student-i-remember-thinking-i hi! Sorry for asking about a post from so long ago aha but I saw this and just wanted to ask what are phonemes? And what examples have you noticed in George? I’m fascinated by the way he talks!

Hi Anon! My love never ever be afraid to come yap about an old post I love it!

Allow me to impart a small piece of the knowledge of my degree

Phonemes are speech sounds! The specific sound that an individual letter or combination of letters ( think sh) makes.

I don’t know exactly when he said it but I believe he said once that he had speech therapy because he mumbled and possibly stuttered as a little kid. The stutter would have been a whole different thing but the mumbling they would have taught him to articulate his letters more precisely, and speak louder and slower.

The best example of some drilled sounds was the radio from last year ( someone who knows tell me what race and I’ll edit this post) where he said “ I’m trying to pick up some rubber but all I can find is leaves.”

The l, r, v, s, th, and sh ( and sometimes his p, t, and k) are consonants that he often enunciates very precisely, like he may have been taught to focus on them specifically in speech therapy. These are all common sounds worked on in articulation therapy with little kids, as most kids struggle with them but grow out of it on their own without the need for therapy ( that’s called a phonological process and it’s totally normal and expected when you’re young.) Though, as is common in Brits, there are a few final consonants that he deletes entirely ( Rs at the ends of words in particular ( look at the word rubber in that quote and how the initial r is precise but the final r is not really even there) ( the same way Lando says “ Oscah” instead of Oscar that we all find so endearing)

I love the way he talks, it’s adorable! And obviously I am not his Speech Language Pathologist and I don’t know what his therapy goals were, these are just my observations and guesses. This kinda turned into a ramble lol but thanks for the ask!! I loved talking about it!

#george russell #f1 #gr63 #random asks #anon ask #thanks anon!#speech language pathology #slp #never thought I’d get to ramble about f1 and my degree in the same post but I loved doing it #formula one

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ginervacade · 1 day ago

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Goodness gracious, hi there love