Disfluency or dysfluency: whats the difference? @ABCEducation

Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Disfluency or dysfluency: what's the difference?

Name: Why do Australians drop Ls? @ABCEducation
Uploaded: 2019-07-20T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Have you noticed that Australians tend to drop the letter L in their speech? You may often see the word Straya, which is a very informal way of saying Australia, as it is often heard in speech. Listen in to this discussion by Dr Howard Manns, a lecturer in linguistics, for an explanation of where this tendency to drop the L in speech comes from.