are there any difference in pronouncing eə and e?, əʊ and oʊ? say various ( ˈ v eə .ri.əs | ˈ v e r.i.əs ) video ( ˈ vɪd.i. əʊ | ˈ vɪd.i. oʊ ) Yes. /eə/ and /e/ sound quite differently. Typically, the first one is the British English

Look at L2 speakers, who can't perceive difference between minimal pairs aka phonemes. Once they are imparted with this knowledge, they can distinguish phonemes. One they are taught other phonological processes, they can perceive some

Well, perception is not a one-way street. As a native speaker, one may not represent phonology explicitly. There are native speakers, who are specialists in phonology, phonetology, phonetics: these guys can distinguish sounds more sophisticatedly

I've been struggling to notice the difference between these two consonants but as spanish speaker I'm so used to pronounce them as if they were only one sound. If I spoke fast, would it matter? I know the difference according to what

I struggle with giving each of my characters a unique voice and while I realize there are books and articles covering this, I don't feel like my characters have a great voice. Can anyone offer any tips or insights? It's very easy to become

Hi Hohhot! I'm glad to see a Mongolian from Inner Mongolia here. I'm from the independent Mongolia. And I've been to the Inner Mongolian border city, Erenhot, en route to Beijing. I heard people speaking Inner Mongolian there and it

There is, I think, a difference between pronunciation and accent, though I am not quite sure what it is. Perhaps it is a question of degree. It is perfectly possible to pronounce words correctly but with different accents. Different accents may of

#1 No, I don't think that's true. If carried, varied, etc. sounded like "it" or even "id", it would sound more like a South African accent than a British one. The biggest difference between British and American

is there any difference between pronounciation of singular "you" and plural "you"? How can we understand when someone talking us as "you" ,is it for formal you or not ?

As someone living in Northern Ireland, the most accurate comment ... over the centuries by migrants from England, Scotland, and Wales. However, there are identifiable features which are common in speech across Northern Ireland. Those of us with