Phonetic traps for Romanian speakers of English in medical communication [articol]

Abstract

Communication in the medical field is often impaired because of mistakes made by Romanian speakers of English. Confusion may appear because of the differences in the phonological systems of the two languages. The tendency of some speakers to make pronunciation mistakes touches several areas: the reproducing of vowels and consonants, the accent and the segmentation of the string of sounds. The paper brings relevant examples of pronunciation traps which should be avoided. Correct pronunciation is important both in direct communication and in telemedicine.