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I don't think it's called intonation. It's allophonic vowel length: vowel phonemes are realized as longer vowel allophones before voiced consonant phonemes in the coda of a syllable. This is found in all dialects of American English. Some American dialects have some phonemic vowel distinctions...

Is there a limit to the number of sounds a human voice can make? With that being asked can a phonic chart of characters be made to represent every sound a person can make? No. Human vocal organs are so complex that it is not possible to list all combinations. If you hear how people sing, all...

Is there a limit to the number of sounds a human voice can make? With that being asked can a phonic chart of characters be made to represent every sound a person can make? I know some foreign people will pronounce an English word very differently or otherwise in a way that it can be mistaken for...

Viognier wrote: English is a completely foreign language for me. I cannot recognize the difference in accent. I was suddenly inspired to find some examples of the southern dialect for the non-native speakers. Here are more links. http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/ The next...

Hi Guys, I'm a new member to this forum, but I'm already excited to be a part of it. Anyhow, I'll tell you alittle about myself. I'm a second year journalism major at Michigan State University with aspirations of becoming a NewYork Times writer. One day I hope to publish my own magazines, but...

Yes I agree that English is a difficult language to learn and we have many rules and irregular rules at that! And yes, you will find that some Brits do not have 100% perfect formal grammar or spelling. People under 45 may have more problems than older people as there was an education experiment...