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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Pronounced differently?
Hi. Are the words "month" and its plural "months" pronounced differently? How about the word "this" as a determiner or as in others (not as a determiner)? Is the word pronounced differently in either situation? Thank you in advance.
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1. months = munts 2. Usually, when you emphasize or pitch-accent "this", there is a pitch movement on that vowel.
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- months = munts 2.
- Usually, when you emphasize or pitch-accent "this", there is a pitch movement on that vowel.
- The vowel quality does not change, when emphasized or not.
- However, this is not the case with "that".
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1. months = munts
2. Usually, when you emphasize or pitch-accent "this", there is a pitch movement on that vowel. The vowel quality does not change, when emphasized or not. However, this is not the case with "that". If it is not emphasized, the vowel is centralized; if emphasized it is realized as a TRAP vowel.
2. Usually, when you emphasize or pitch-accent "this", there is a pitch movement on that vowel. The vowel quality does not change, when emphasized or not. However, this is not the case with "that". If it is not emphasized, the vowel is centralized; if emphasized it is realized as a TRAP vowel.
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