Speech in a foreign language sounds very fast to a listener with no knowledge of the language.Which of the following statements does NOT accurately explain this fact?
A) Coarticulation makes speech seem slower in our own language,but not in a foreign language.
B) Unfamiliar listeners lack the skill necessary to segment the speech stream.
C) All speech is really an uninterrupted flow of sound.
D) Top-down knowledge facilitates how you interpret the words you hear.
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