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Traffix Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Flapping or glottalization?
One of my students raised a question about an articulation of English phrase.
1. Flapping
When you pronouncing "it was" in casual, connected speech, could it be sounded like "idwas" or "irwas"? Like "water" as "warer", or "fatty" as "fady".
2. Glottalization
In the same situation, can glottalization occur and pronounce as "it<glottal stop>was"? Like "button" as "bu<glottal stop>un" or "mountain" as "moun<glotal stop>un".
Thank you.
1. Flapping
When you pronouncing "it was" in casual, connected speech, could it be sounded like "idwas" or "irwas"? Like "water" as "warer", or "fatty" as "fady".
2. Glottalization
In the same situation, can glottalization occur and pronounce as "it<glottal stop>was"? Like "button" as "bu<glottal stop>un" or "mountain" as "moun<glotal stop>un".
Thank you.
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What it comes to flapping, it is prevalent in AE pronunciation. Therefore, 'writer' might sound like 'wider' etc. At least, this is how I have understood it.
- What it comes to flapping, it is prevalent in AE pronunciation.
- Therefore, 'writer' might sound like 'wider' etc.
- At least, this is how I have understood it.
- I'm not sure about that glottalisation either.
- Hypothetically, I guess one could say that "it's <glottal stop> empty" if someone ask more to drink, and the bottle is empty and you have answered the question already but the person didn't catch it.
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What it comes to flapping, it is prevalent in AE pronunciation. Therefore, 'writer' might sound like 'wider' etc. At least, this is how I have understood it.
I'm not sure about that glottalisation either. Hypothetically, I guess one could say that "it's <glottal stop> empty" if someone ask more to drink, and the bottle is empty and you have answered the question already but the per
I'm not sure about that glottalisation either. Hypothetically, I guess one could say that "it's <glottal stop> empty" if someone ask more to drink, and the bottle is empty and you have answered the question already but the per
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Hi,
"writer" doesn't sound like "wider", it sounds like "rider".
Anyway, T's are sometimes tapped. It usually happens when T's are between two vowels and the following vowel is not stressed at all (not even a secondary stress on it). Example: Betty bought a bit of...
It often happens in other cases too, for example when the following sound is not really a pur
"writer" doesn't sound like "wider", it sounds like "rider".
Anyway, T's are sometimes tapped. It usually happens when T's are between two vowels and the following vowel is not stressed at all (not even a secondary stress on it). Example: Betty bought a bit of...
It often happens in other cases too, for example when the following sound is not really a pur
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1. Flapping
When you pronouncing "it was" in casual, connected speech, could it be sounded like "idwas" or "irwas"? No. Like "water" as "warer", or "fatty" as "fady".
2. Glottalization
In the same situation, can glottalization occur and pronounce as "it<glottal stop>was"? Yes. This is the usual AmE pronunciatio
When you pronouncing "it was" in casual, connected speech, could it be sounded like "idwas" or "irwas"? No. Like "water" as "warer", or "fatty" as "fady".
2. Glottalization
In the same situation, can glottalization occur and pronounce as "it<glottal stop>was"? Yes. This is the usual AmE pronunciatio
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American English comes mostly from British English but long before Received Pronunciation. In British English, we often hear 'bottle' as 'bo - ul' with no indication that any 't' existed in the word. This is a common feature of London accents, especially cockney.
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