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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
how do you pronounce 'couldn't' ?
is the d sound before n a glottal stop? For most English speakers, a glottal stop is used as an allophone of /t/ between a vowel and a syllabic "n", as in button or mountain. Native speakers usually say 'bu?n' and 'moun?n' without the t sound (sounds like a pause inserted).
However, I just sometimes heard the 'd' as in 'garden' is also silent and like a glottal stop ('gar?n' without d sound). so , how do you pronunce the dn conbination? how do you pronounce 'couldn't' ? do you pronounce the d sound clearly?
However, I just sometimes heard the 'd' as in 'garden' is also silent and like a glottal stop ('gar?n' without d sound). so , how do you pronunce the dn conbination? how do you pronounce 'couldn't' ? do you pronounce the d sound clearly?
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I pronounce it exactly as it is represented in our orthographic system: /k(vowel)dnt/.
- I pronounce it exactly as it is represented in our orthographic system: /k(vowel)dnt/.
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I pronounce it exactly as it is represented in our orthographic system: /k(vowel)dnt/.
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CharmYoudo you pronunce the d in garden? or silent?I pronounce it more as a stop than as a plosive. /gardn/
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CharmYouNative speakers usually say 'bu?n' and 'moun?n' without the t sound (sounds like a pause inserted).Some native speakers use a glottal stop in such words, and this pronunciation is becoming more common in BrE.. Most speakers use a /t/, though it may be released nasally.
CharmYouHowever, I just sometimes heard the 'd' as i
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Really?
mhmm...I think an typical example of silent /d/ before /n/ would be Wednesday .
mhmm...I think an typical example of silent /d/ before /n/ would be Wednesday .
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CharmYou.I think an typical example of silent /d/ before /n/ would be Wednesday .That is hardly typical. In that word, the d is silent in most varieties of English, not glottalised.
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CharmYouHow do you pronounce 'couldn't'?/k?d?n?t?/
/ ?/ indicates "no audible release"
n? is syllabic N.
CJ
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CalifJimCharmYouHow do you pronounce 'couldn't'?/k?d?n?t?/ / ?/ indicates "no audible release"n? is syllabic N.I think that's exactly what I tried to indicate in my description. Your skills at representation are superior to mine. Thanks.
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PhilipI think that's exactly what I tried to indicate in my description. Your skills at representation are superior to mine.It's just standard IPA. You might want to take a look at this link.
http://ipa.typeit.org/
CJ
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