I have read an article on how to head copy, that is, phonic copy as the author names.
http://n6ev.com/articles/phonic-method/
http://n6ev.com/articles/phonic-method/
The author insists that, in writing method, writing down the letter/word on a paper or on a mental black board could limit the speed of reception. Instead, copying them with pronounciation improves it. I believe phonic method in English study compares the pronounciation of a part of a word, that is, the phoneme with its orthography, which is used for education in English. Phoneme reminds them of the spelling. It is said it is superior to writing down.
I still have a few questions of this phonic method.
One is that pronouncing certain word could be involved in motor function in speech. It is not essential for comprehension of the message. Morse Code is a slow mode of communication. If pronouncing a phoneme in a word could help the receiver understand what word is sent, it is not a necessary process in comprehension. In the real communication of Morse Code on HF bands coould be disturbed with QRM or QSB. Therefore, it is often difficult for us to complete a phoneme. For a non native speaker of English, it is also often difficult to contrast pronoounciation to semantics.
The author's advice regarding how to improve reception skill with phonic method is, i believe, out of the point. Even if we would try to do different things at the same time, for example, reading a book or speaking to a person nearby together with copying Morse Code message, it won't take long to realize it is quite difficult due to the limited capacity of our consciousness. Especially when we try to copy with phonic method. Distraction to another thing is a misleading advice.
In a word, pursuing phoneme is useless in Morse Code communication.
What I believe important in it is comprehending the message itself. It is done in a longitudinal way, that is, a dynamic intellectual process between reflection from the message sent immediately before and prediction of the message being sent juct next to the present word/sentence. It is not the end of this short note to advocate my head copy style. If you are interested in it, please refer to this article in the past;
http://nuttycellist-unknown.blogspot.com/2012/09/process-of-head-copy.html
This dynamic process in head copying might be related with cerebellar function. Recent studies show cerebellum, which has been believed to be involved in involuntary movements and/or posture, may work in predicting difficult linguistic task.
Maybe, beginners are asking me how to practice head copy as I write here. I have not established any formula. Just concentrating on comprehending the message sent at every moment. Be conscious to understand the context. If you are skillful enough and may come across with an unknown word, you may look up into a dictionery for its meaning as I used to do. It is not a distraction but closely related with comprehending the message. There should be a various ways of training. I just would emphasize it is important to practice it on the air with certain elmer.
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