Practically all faced tongue twisters in the childhood. Someone just learned them for entertainment, and someone solved problems with diction and pronunciation of separate difficult letters with their help. However tongue twisters are actively used also in "adult" life.
Tongue twisters for children
The tongue twister is understood as a short phrase, as a rule, rather rhythmical, constructed so that to complicate an articulation, that is pronunciation. This effect is reached due to repeated repetition of the same sounds and their combinations. There is a version that tongue twisters initially were thought up only as difficult comic phrases, however over time they became the good tool for a training of diction both at children, and at adults.
In the childhood at many problems with pronunciation of any given sounds are observed that forces parents to address children's psychologists and doctors-logopedists. Of course, some tongue twisters in certain cases did not possible to manage, but, nevertheless, they considerably facilitate process of formation of the correct diction at the child. Their additional benefit is that the witty meaning of tongue twisters, as a rule, is clear for children, and ridiculous sounding simplifies storing of phrases. Moreover, having learned a tongue twister, children cannot often stop, repeating it again and again. Naturally, it leads to the fact that the speech becomes more accurate and correct. Practically for any difficult phonemes (combinations of sounds) there are tongue twisters. Some of them came to language from an extreme antiquity, and some are thought up in the modern world.
The competition in pronunciation of tongue twisters on speed can become good entertainment at a party.
Adults need tongue twisters too
Tongue twisters are not less significant for adults whose professions are anyway connected with the speech, at all, than for children. First of all it concerns television announcers and correspondents, purity and correctness of the speech for which – a professional duty. Besides, tongue twisters are useful to the teachers, speakers conducting trainings, public politicians. The noticeable defect of the speech can spoil any performance as in consciousness the listeners will have not content of a performance, and the wrong pronunciation. For this reason good speakers do not neglect regular trainings on pronunciation of tongue twisters. Especially good effect is reached if to be engaged in front of a big mirror when it is possible to estimate not only quality of pronunciation, but also gesticulation, a mimicry and a pose.
Many public people before a performance pronounce several tongue twisters for warm-up of organs of articulation.
However, purity of the speech – high quality not only for those who act publicly, but also for ordinary people. Practically each person is capable to get rid of defects of the speech, only the diligence, regularity of approach and the correct selection of tongue twisters is necessary. The blank, correct speech is one of effective ways to make about itself a good impression therefore you should not ignore a simple opportunity to improve the pronunciation.