By Vowels, Phonetics

Hello, Lukas One of the best books I've read on pronunciation is Daniel Jones' "An Outline of English Phonetics". It's a rather old book, but it's very very good. I don't know if it's out of print now, but I'm sure you'll be able to find it in a library, or in a used-books store. The book deals...

Hi Manohonor, The vowel sound of these words is neither "O" nor "A". They sound the same as "u" in SUN. If the International Phonetic Alphabets were accessible here, it would be much easier. But the shape representing the identical sound takes similar form as in a uniform manner. Additional...

Hi Pemmican, I'll try to answer these in order: - No I have not had the pleasure of conversing with you. - I would be more than happy to tell you where I am from and living, however I would prefer not to on a public forum due to certain work related issues...I am but a small fish in a vast...

A "Schwa" is a slightly pronounced vowel sound in unstressed syllables (represented as an upside down e in International Phonetic Abc). Example the sound of "a" in ago /?'gou/, the sound of "o" in harmony, or the sound of "e" in father (when the "r" is not pronounced, as in British Standard...

Hello, Winhzel, It's somewhat hard to teach slight diffences of similarly pronouced sounds without the help of audible demonstrations, but with a little more attention you may get comparable help through detailed explanations. Allow me to try it. 1. long vowel sounds : /a:/ /e:/ /i:/ /o:/...

Whinzel, I can't type or copy all phonetic symbols, so, you have to relate my explanations to the real symbol, I hope you get everything, check the symbols with your notes, books or on the net. I've added the words pronounced by Hitchhiker at first place of each line. /i:/ seat, sheep, green,...

For the usage of "a" or "an", what really matters is the first SOUND of the following noun. We say: a car, a pen, a man. The sounds following "a" are consonant sounds. So: an elephant, an animal, an umbrella. In this case, the initial sounds after "an" are vowel sounds. We say an umbrella,...

This is the environment to do it. Which part of China are you from? Do you know English Phonetics? It is a little difficult to explain written (and not orally) It depends on whether the next word begins with a vowel sound or not. If you go to the Chat (the link is near the top of the main page),...