Just a question on Spanish cultural prosody . . .
In each story, the "mi" as in mi casa, mi ciudad, para mi, mi opinión, mi familia . . . is subdued rather than accentuated as a prosodaic emphasis. In English, my opinion, my family etc. would be naturally emphasized. Is it a Spanish "thing" to avoid doing that?
Reading B1, Celebrations & Important Dates, Listening or Seeing B1
Just a question on Spanish cultural prosody . . .
In each story, the "mi" as in mi casa, mi ciudad, para mi, mi opinión, mi familia . . . is subdued rather than accentuated as a prosodaic emphasis. In English, my opinion, my family etc. would be naturally emphasized. Is it a Spanish "thing" to avoid doing that?
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