Re: Pronunciation differences

raindoctor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:01 GMT

r after any vowel has a special place in english. oor usually end up as ʊɚ, ɔɚ, oʊɚ poor: pʊɚ moore: mʊ ɚ , mɔ ɚ , moʊ ɚ floor: fl ɔ ɚ , floʊ ɚ door: d ɔ ɚ d oʊ ɚ oo before any but r: boom: bum doom: dum hood: h ʊd good: gʊd wood: wʊd hook: hʊk food: fud proof: pruf school: skuo (the last o shud be transcribed as a satellite, since vocalized l shud be there). Now, you can notice the pattern.

Re: Phonetic differences between English and Spanish

anonymous — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:23:45 GMT

The vowel in the English "family" is formed with the back of the tongue very high in the mouth (look in a mirror). The Spanish "a" is like the English in "Say 'AHHHH.'" The location of the tongue in the Spanish "a" is closer to the position of the English "u." That is probably why you think they sound the same.

Re: the pronunciation of the word "the"

anonymous — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:22:16 GMT

This is a pet peeve of mine. I hear more and more on the radio, in television and film the lack of proper pronunciation of the word "the" when it precedes a word beginning with a vowel sound. The result of saying "the" with a schwa ending before a vowel sound is a very awkward sounding combination without flow. To me it sounds like the speaker has a distinct lack of intelligence. DP

Re: Pronunciation of coat and quote

soka — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:55:56 GMT

They may also have difficulty with a combination of front glide and front vowel, such as in yeast , perhaps saying it as east . Absolutely right CJ, They often pronounce it as east.

Re: Pronunciation of coat and quote

califjim — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:54:24 GMT

For Pakistanis, coat and quote have exactly the same pronunciation. You must do whatever you can to make them stop it! The difference is between ko and kwo . w is a back glide. o is a back vowel. They may also have difficulty with a combination of front glide and front vowel, such as in yeast , perhaps saying it as east . CJ

Re: Welsh accent (to be more precise, Tom Jones's)

colombo — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:04:19 GMT

Instead of worrying about perceptions (auditory phonetics), try to produce variations (articulatory phonetics): how to produce a fronted /u:/ ? That seems a very good idea. I think I might try to change from one vowel to the other by knowing whether I must make it more to the front, to the back, more open... But I don't know how I can know whether I'm producig the right vowel, or any other. Are there mp3 recordings of isolated vowels that are long enough so I can try to adjust the vowel I produce to the vowel I hear, and then maintain it for some time? I should try to save them in my computer so I can practice at home.

Re: Welsh accent (to be more precise, Tom Jones's)

raindoctor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:45:14 GMT

Focus on the variation of vowels in various accents: phonetic differences. Sometimes, you can see phonemic differences as is the case between BrE and AmE. Most of the transcriptions are broad, like the ones we see in dictionaries. Mastering narrow transcription, which requires you to train your ears to notice all variations/subtlities, is the key to understand variatiations.

Re: General AM Eng-pronunciation of talk, caught and bought

freekarol — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:45:08 GMT

I thank you all for your effort to help me and of course for your time... I think my questions were answered. Especially a reply by Marvin A. completely answered my questions. What pronunciation to choose depends on what American accent you want to have. If you don't want to have a certain American accent then the best way to be understood by most Americans is to use pronunciation what most Americans use: the Open back unrounded vowel for all of those words.

Re: the pronunciation of the word "the"

mister micawber — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:46:30 GMT

when U is pronounced as "you", then the consonant rule applies, and when the U sounds like "uh", then the vowel rule applies. That is right. It is an observation of sound change in word flow, not a rule of grammar.

Re: the pronunciation of the word "the"

anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:54:52 GMT

What about The United States (of America)? Thuh or Thee? Some say that when U is pronounced as "you", then the consonant rule applies, and when the U sounds like "uh", then the vowel rule applies. Is this a grammatical rule, or a regional variation, or a misunderstanding?

Re: English and spanish phonetic sounds with their phonetic differences

anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:56:50 GMT

well the English D and T sound like a Spanish R (not double R but just R) - the Spanish J sounds like a English H - the Spanish L and English L don't sound alike (they are different sounds), and the same happened with the Spanish and English T (they are different sounds) - In English when one pronounce the letter "P" one relieses a puff of air, in Spanish you don't do that (that's what makes the Spanish and English T different too, by the way) - the English N and M's sounds are way longer than the Spanish ones - the Spanish Y and Spanish LL (or, double L) sound alike, and their sound is that of a English "J", unlike most people think, is the Spanish Y and double LL are not pronounce like an...

Re: General AM Eng-pronunciation of talk, caught and bought

califjim — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:59:10 GMT

how can I know what pronunciation to choose? I would recommend that you use the Open back unrounded vowel for all of those words. I would recommend the same. There is very little to be gained by mastering the subtle distinctions that mark the pronunciation of certain regions. Stick with what "most people" use, which is what this recommendation amounts to. CJ

Re: Pronunciation of work

raindoctor — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:32:07 GMT

fur mee, note the long vowel in the second syllable: fɝr mi

How to Pronounce New York?

ilrrr-n — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:23:50 GMT

I know new separately is pronounced the same way as gnu . But Merriam-Webster’s pronunciation guide says the following about the pronunciation of new: " in place names usually (ˌ)nu̇ or nə or (ˌ)ni\ " Those would be the same vowels as in noo k, bana na and ni ckel respectively. So which one is the most prevalent? How about New Jersey, New Mexico, New Orleans and New Zealand?

Re: the pronunciation of the word "the"

anonymous — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:16:10 GMT

The pronouciation of "the" depends on if it preceeds a vowel or a consonant. You say "thee" in front of vowels and thuh in front of consonants. You never EVER say thuh in front of a vowel sound! So it is: The apple is pronounced "Thee a pple" The question is pronounced "Thuh q uestion"... Thee e xample Thuh m achine Thee u mbrella Thuh t able

Re: Has anyone tried out AJ.Hoge"s course-EFFORTLESS ENGLISH.If so,How was it?

elena_osullivan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:03:17 GMT

AJ Hoge's "effortless english" is a waste of money. I made the mistake of buying it for a friend who doesn't speak much English and she doesn't even use it. I don't blame her because it takes a lot of effort to learn with it, and there are much, much better materials available on the internet for free. My friend watched some of his videos wherein he sells his MP3's and she thought she found the magic answer thanks to AJ. He's a good salesman but a very mediocre teacher.

Re: Pronounciation of the

mister micawber — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:19:43 GMT

It is not a rule you must follow; it is an observation of how most native speakers vary the pronunciation depending on the following sound. If the following sound is a vowel sound, then the pronunciation is usually / ði: /; otherwise, it is / ðə /. Whether it precedes a superlative or any other kind of word is irrelevant. So usually: / ði: / ice cream and / ði: / eagle. However, you will notice that eagle begins with / i: /, so many native speakers will revert to / ðə /– or stumble over the pronunciation.

Re: The pronunciation of MERLE

raindoctor — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:42:53 GMT

What pakis do or any L2 learners to: L2-ize foreign words, the way L1 english speakers anglicize foreign words. Urdu, Hindi speakers may pronounce merle as mɛ rlɛ. Look at the syllables: mɛ and rlɛ. Observe two things here: (1) CV and CCV syllables; (2) -rl- cluster in the onset. -rl- cluster in the onset is not permitted in english. Second, vowel + r in english plays very important role. Third, cluster of sonorants need a special treatment in english: splitting em into different syllables. mer + le > mer + uh l > mur + ul > mɚ ə l or mɚ oʊ Look at some vowel + r combinations: ar > ɛɚ (this is true only when some consonant doesn't follow r. Contrast carbon, mars, art, etc) er, ir, ur > ɚ or > ɔɚ eer >...

Re: Pronouciation of letter "C"

philip — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:04:22 GMT

You are witnessing what linguists refer to as 'assimilation', when the pronunciation of a letter is affected by something surrounding it. In this case, /k/ (unvoiced) is the pronunciation we start with, but because the vowel following it is naturally voiced, the /k/ may take on a voiced characteristic, leaving you with the feeling of /g/ (voiced). The dictionary doesn't include this information, as it varies greatly from person to person, even from dialect to dialect.

Re: Where do I put the stress?

califjim — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:26:47 GMT

I originally talked about a 'neutral vowel sound', which to the best of my knowledge is only one and occurs where there is an extremely strong reduction. Its symbol is the so-called 'schwa' (an upside down e symbol). There are actually several schwas. They are not all identical in sound, but dictionaries usually notate these with only one common symbol for all. I think for the purposes of this discussion, schwa, neutral vowel, and reduced vowel mean the same thing. This neutral vowel sound cannot be found in stressed syllables I agree. I can't imagine how it could be otherwise. Conversely, an unstressed syllable need not carry a neutral vowel (reduced vowel, schwa). In summary, unstressed syllables can be schwas or...

Re: Where do I put the stress?

raindoctor — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:57:10 GMT

Dipsik, Check M-W, Jones and Wells dictionaries, see whether 'seg' in segment does have a reduced vowel. I am not a fan of rule; however, I would like to look for an explanation that accounts many disparate pronunciation phenemona. Posterity, hostility, costectomy, nostolgia, cosmetic, etc--these contradict your hypothesis that in unstrssed syllables, vowels are reduced/neutral. For more, check this book Pronouncing english: a stress-based approach by Teschner.

Re: Plural of nouns: Pronunciation.

kooyeen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:55:56 GMT

What is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word 'is', or is it /i/, as in the word 'ease'? As in the word "is". Beach, Beaches = Beach is Case, Cases = Case is But when have a plural word that ends in "ies", then it rhymes with "ease". Examples: Baby, Babies = Bay Bees Party, Parties = Part ease

Re: Grammar question

grammar geek — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:34:19 GMT

"the break even point analysis is all right if you have a one product business"?. Just pay extra attention to this point a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a car, a stare, a dog, a cat ... an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an e lephant, an o rphan , an a pple , an i pod .. YoungBuddy, it would be "a one-product business." The a/an choice depend on the letter, but on the pronunciation of that letter. "One" sounds like "wun" so it takes "a" not "an." an open-book test, a one-trick pony a unicorn, an umbrella. You need to k

Re: Pronunciation

raindoctor — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:57:23 GMT

What's your point? I made an implicit point: it is not cognitively productive to remember pronounciation for every word. What learners should be taught: a set of heuristics to find possible pronunciations for a word. Mastery of phonetics (or how to produce bilabial fricative, etc) does not help much. English phonology helps. Since it is a 3-syllable word, it can have two variations: stress-unstressed-stressed; unstressed-stressed-unstressed. When a syllable gets stressed, it usually attracts consonants to the onset as well as the coda; it also allows for consonant clustering (wis-'con-sin vs. wi-'scon-sin). Suffixes also give a clue on where stress falls (for instance, one can predict where primary stress falls in...

Re: "an year" VS "a year"

anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:58:15 GMT

Rule "an" is used before words beginning with a vowel "sound" since "hour" is pronounced with a silent h => its pronunciation is beginning with a vowel just like in "our" Therefore, an hour is correct a hour is wrong the pronunciation of "year" is not as same as that of "ear", the pronunciation of "year" begins with a consonant Therefore, a year is correct an year is wrong so next time you feel any confusion, just look for the pronunciation of the word If the pronunciation of a word begins with a vowel "sound", then it should have "an" before it otherwise a "a"

Re: Pronunciation

raindoctor — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:26:13 GMT

It is a three syllable word, and there is a vowel cluster. Therefore, the middle syllable get unstressed. The vowel cluster -eu- is not an english one; anglicizing it leads to /u/, cf. deuce, Neuce, etc 'bɛt əl ˌdʒus, /t/ is a tapped t

American 'a' in 'can' /æ/ or /e/?

dokterjokkebrok — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:23:56 GMT

Is there a difference in the pronunciation of General American 'back' and RP 'back'? For example as in: I came back Wednesday. The reason for asking is because my pronouncing dictionary gives the /æ/ intermediate vowel for both General American and Received Pronunciation in words like 'back', 'slack','bad', 'attack' , etc. But when I listen carefully to how Americans pronounce it, I'd swear it sounds more like /e/. Is that true? Or is something else the case? Thank you in advance! Regards Dokterjokkebrok

Re: KK and phonics?

raindoctor — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:24:02 GMT

In phonics, people are brought to the attention that a set of words have the same vowel quality. In KK, this vowel quality is transcribed using IPA. If I am teaching kids, I dont want to burden them with IPA. Phonics consists of set of heuristics or generalizations, which are not true always. But they help you localize what the possible sounds are when they encounter a new word. We know how to pronounce astronomy: ə ˈstrɑn əmi. How to pronounce a word aptronomy. Kids usually say ə' ptrɑn əmi. This is where phonics fails us. English phonology helps: s r cluster is permitted in English; but not ptr. So, we need to split aptronomy into ap-tron-o-mi. The possible pronounciation is: æp ˈtrɑn ə mi

Re: Vowels

riturj — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:49:45 GMT

According to WIKIANSWERS , it is: Any word with a final W, such as cow or few or tomorrow , uses the w as a vowel. I have never heard that "Cow" is vowel. The words which contain the pronunciation of vowel can be counted as Vowel whether they are "AEIOU" are or not.

Re: "a hydrodynamic" vs "an hydrodynamic"

anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:48:16 GMT

Using “a” and “an” Before Words Raphael asks: When should I use “a” and when should I use “an” before the different words? For example, should I say “a hour” or “an hour?” I stumble over this everytime and dont’t know if I’m getting it right, as I’m not speaking and writing English natively. The Rule The rule states that “a” should be used before words that begin with consonants (e.g., b, c ,d) while “an” should be used before words that begin with vowels (e.g., a,e,i). Notice, however, that the usage is determined by the pronunciation and not by the spelling, as many people wrongly assume. You should say, therefore, “an hour” (because hour begins with a vowel sound) and “a history” (because history begins with a consonant...

Re: A LED v. an LED

yankee — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:11:37 GMT

Hi Infinik If, as Ray has said, there are places/companies that actually pronounce "LED" the same way they pronounce the past form of "lead" (i.e. as "led"), then I would expect them to also say "a LED". I just have never heard anyone say "LED" that way myself. It always depends on the pronunciation . If the first sound is a vowel sound when the word is spoken, then we use "an" with it. It's as simple as that. - an SOS (an E SS - OH - ESS) - an HP printer (an A ITCH - PEE printer) - a one-armed bandit (The first sound in the word "one" is like the consonant W .)

Re: A LED v. an LED

yankee — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:39:49 GMT

Hi Infinik You use "an" before a vowel sound . So, if the pronunciation of LED is " e l - ee - dee", then you should use "an". - an LED display

Re: Origin pronunciation def. art. and indef. art.

ferdis — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:53:58 GMT

I'm guessing here, but I think it is simply because pronouncing two consecutive vowel sounds is a bit of a tongue twister and disrupts the flow.

Origin pronunciation def. art. and indef. art.

dokterjokkebrok — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:42:37 GMT

Hi there, I was wondering about the following matter: Why do we use the indef. art. a -> /ə/ before words that start with a consonant sound? And why do we use the indef. art. an -> /ən/ before words that start with a vowel sound? The same with the definite article – pronounced like /ðə/ and /ði/ Does someone know if there's a phonetic/phonological or any other reason forthis phenomenon? I've searched through a whole lot of literature to find out about this, but so far I haven't found anything yet. Thank you for your reply/replies. Jordy

Re: The pronunciation of the word "beloved"

kooyeen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:01:03 GMT

I also think some people pronounce those words that start with "be" (or also "re" or "de") with the vowel sound "ee" as in "bee". So some people might say "beloved" as "bee-loved".

Re: "a" or "an" in front of acronym (LIP) Low Inflow Protocol

yankee — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:59:36 GMT

If the pronunciation of "LIP" is " e l-eye-pee", then you should use "an". The rule for using "an" is not based on spelling. It is based on pronunciation. If the initial sound is a vowel sound, then you use "an", not "a".

Re: How to pronounce Pacino, Scorsese and Sean

tanit — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:13:16 GMT

I won't argue with you, of course you're right, you're a native Italian! You can argue! After all, Italian has many variants and I can speak only for mine. After doing some search on the internet, I've found this dictionary where you can listen to the pronunciation of ro s a and to that of s ole (just type one word in the box, click on the result and press the red arrow next to the phonetic trancription of the word in the pop-up). I've also managed to find an easy list of rules to help you decide whether s should pronounced /s/ or /z/. This allows for an explanation of the pronunciation of the three s's in Scorsese : The first one is pronounced /s/ because it's at the beginning of the word (also,...

Re: Puzzle about the pronunciation of the word 'THE'

anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:54:02 GMT

It has always been my understanding, that "the" should be pronounced with a LONG E before a vowel and a SHORT E before a consonant . However, lately, I hear only the short sound used. This applies to new broadcasters and others who do public speaking. When did " THE" transition occur and where was I? D. Israel, PA

Re: the pronunciation of the word "the"

anonymous — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:22:41 GMT

If you look in a dictionary: the 1 play_w2("T0146800") ( before a vowel; before a consonant ) Or, "thee" before a vowel and "thuh" before a consonant. It's not a rule we learn in school, but it's something we seem to "absorb". The reason for the different pronunciation is so that the language flows more smoothly. French does that a lot! For example, les tables (don't hear the "s"), but les enfants (you hear the "s" as a "z" sound to make it not hiccup!)...

Re: Acronyms and the use of 'a' vs. 'an'

anonymous — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:28:37 GMT

No man its only 'taken for a vowel' when it starts with a vowel in pronunciation (when read abc-style). So 'p' is pronounced as 'pee' (consonant), 's' is 'ess' (vowel), 'k' is 'kay' and 't' is 'tee' (consonants). Just read the abbreviation as you would read it aloud.

Re: Double consonants f, l, k, s, z in verb's infinitive

alpheccastars — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:09:19 GMT

It is just convention. English spelling is not 100% consistent or regular. There have been many attempts at spelling reform, but none so far has gained any traction. There is no "academy" for English, as there can be for other languages. The convention may be based on the origins of the words in Latin, Greek, Germanic, or others such as Old French. That being said, though, I tried to generalize a phonetic rule that fits. S and Z are voiced/unvoiced equivalents, and L, F, S, Z are all continuants. M, N are continuants, but they are also nasals. ck cannot be considered a doubling, it is a digraph, an alternate spelling of the K sound. There are no verbs (at least common ones) ending in J or V. When a verb ends in W, I...

Re: "O"s that use the "wuh" sound like one does...?

anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:06:05 GMT

From Dictionary.com Word History : Why do we pronounce one (wŭn) and once (wŭns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin bona became buona in Italian and buena in Spanish. A similar diphthongization of one and once began in the late Middle Ages in the west of England and in Wales and is first recorded around 1400. The vowel sound underwent a series of changes, such that the word's pronunciation went from (ōn) to (ōōōn), with two syllables, to (wōn) to (wōōn) to (wŏŏn) and finally to (wŭn). In southwest England, this diphthongization happened to other words beginning with the long o sound, such as oats,...

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ecossais — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:55:30 GMT

Hi! Thank you for this interesting discussion and for your answer.Your opinion is important for me. First of all, my problem concerns teaching English as a second language. It's very bad that teachers instructing pupils how to pronounce /ʌ/ usually say that you should pronounce /o/ but not rounding your lips But in fact, the /ʌ/ is closer to /a/ in most dialects, not to /o/. Pronunciation of /dæm/ or /θɔːt/ varies in different ways in different regions, but /ʌ/ is not so vague. This is usually /a/ or /ɐ/ in RP, GenAm, AU, NZ (though, it differs from /æ/, /ɑ:/, /ɑ/, /ɒ/ and there's not any merge). You can find in the net the phonetic maps and see the contemporary position of the vowel. During last century linguists have changed...

Re: Vowel [ʌ] in modern English

ecossais — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:56:46 GMT

The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they are defined that way, and they remain so, so that we can describe some sounds. Hmm... But don't you think this is a little bit eh...old-fashioned? Let's see. In older dictionaries (and in many books in linguistic, too) there weren't made the differences between /ɔ/ and /ɔ:/, /ə/ and /ə:/. But nowadays if you, using broad transcription, describe /ɜ:/ and /ɒ/ as /ə:/ and /ɔ/ your work would seem outdated. I think that not we must adjust to a defined set of IPA symbols but we use it to write phonemes(and phones) of our language properly so we can change one IPA symbol to another, if this set of...

Re: Vowel [ʌ] in modern English

kooyeen — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:48:22 GMT

Hi (and welcome to Englishforums Smile), As I know, in modern English the vowel is no more pronounced as... ouch! The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they are defined that way, and they remain so, so that we can describe some sounds. What happens is that dictionaries use a set of symbols even if they don't represent the real pronunciation, so you have a kind of "phonemic transcription", and not real "phonetic transcriptions". For example, from a dictionary you can understand that "bug" and "sub" have the same vowel, or that "teacher" and "better" rhyme, but it doesn't tell...

Re: What is a syllable?

danielrams07 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:15:41 GMT

syllable Segment of speech usually consisting of a vowel with or without accompanying consonant sounds (e.g., a , I , out , too , cap , snap , check ). A syllabic consonant, like the final n sound in button and widen , also constitutes a syllable. Closed (checked) syllables end in a consonant, open (free) syllables in a vowel. Syllables play an important role in the study of speech and in phonetics and phonology . girl have 1 go have 1 rain 2 famous 2 hour 1 double 2 prison 2 A syllable is a basic unit of written and spoken language. It is a unit consisting of uninterrupted sound that can be used to make up words. For example, the word hotel has two syllables: ho and tel . These will be marked here as in ho/tel . Counting Syllables ...

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