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Andykim Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
mouth, tongue position while speaking
Hi, I have one question about prounciation.
When I speak reasonably fast, I speak without moving my mouth, tongue very much. Of course I move them enough to make the sound correct but I wouldn't say that the positions are exactly correct; i.e. big jaw drop, tongue raised really high, etc. So, when speaking fast (informal conversation speed), do native speakers achieve the exact mouth, tongue position?
Thanks for reading.
When I speak reasonably fast, I speak without moving my mouth, tongue very much. Of course I move them enough to make the sound correct but I wouldn't say that the positions are exactly correct; i.e. big jaw drop, tongue raised really high, etc. So, when speaking fast (informal conversation speed), do native speakers achieve the exact mouth, tongue position?
Thanks for reading.
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Sure, the vowel quality changes in conversations. You see more reductions, more assimilations, etc. As a consequence, tongue and jaw settings change.
- Sure, the vowel quality changes in conversations.
- You see more reductions, more assimilations, etc.
- As a consequence, tongue and jaw settings change.
- After all, it is either jaw or tongue or both that change the vowel quality.
- Big jaw drop along with tongue drop: more opener vowels Tongue raised really high: more closer vowels Just these two observations do not tell much unless one picks out the same phrase in multiple contexts.
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Sure, the vowel quality changes in conversations. You see more reductions, more assimilations, etc. As a consequence, tongue and jaw settings change. After all, it is either jaw or tongue or both that change the vowel quality.
Big jaw drop along with tongue drop: more opener vowels
Tongue raised really high: more closer vowels
Just these two observations do not tell much unle
Big jaw drop along with tongue drop: more opener vowels
Tongue raised really high: more closer vowels
Just these two observations do not tell much unle
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even though a already confirmed it are pronounced the same, I thing there is a slightly difference as far phonology concerns because of the spelling of it. remember son is with a o and sun with a u the sound is produce in the same position but one is high,low,back, tense, rounded vowel sound and the other is a mid,low back, tense rounded vowel sound so I'll say that phonemically speaking they are
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Anonymous even though a already confirmed it are pronounced the same, I thing there is a slightly difference as far phonology concerns because of the spelling of it. remember son is with a o and sun with a u the sound is produce in the same position but one is high,low,back, tense, rounded vowel sound and the other is a mid,low back, tense rounded vowel sound so I'
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