Rooster: /t/ or /j/?

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Hi thereI've just heard that a native American speaker pronounced the word Rooster like: / rüs·t?r /. I was wondering why the T is pronounced like /j / in here? I'm aware that Americans sometimes pronounce t like /d/ and also a glottal T exists , however, I didn't know that t amy also be prounanced like /j/? what is the name for this kind of "t"? could you pleas give more examples?Tanks in advance

Kooyeen · Accepted Answer

Hi,
I don't think I've ever heard a T pronounced like J.

Where did you hear that? If you only heard it one time, maybe you misheard it or the speaker mispronounced it... singers sometimes mispronounce words in songs, for example.

Philip · Answer

LonelymelodyHi there

I've just heard that a native American speaker pronounced the word Rooster like: / rüs·t?r /. I was wondering why the T is pronounced like /j / in here? I'm aware that Americans sometimes pronounce t like /d/ and also a glottal T exists , however, I didn't know that t amy also be prounanced like /j/? what is the name for this kind of "t"? could you pleas give more examples?

Tanks in advance

I've never heard rooster pronounced any other way.

Orpheus · Answer

Agree with Philip. The IPA as you wrote it is indeed a /t/ sound. Are you sure that what you heard was a /j/, and not an unaspirated /t/?

Lonelymelody · Answer

Orpheus
Agree with Philip. The IPA as you wrote it is indeed a /t/ sound. Are you sure that what you heard was a /j/, and not an unaspirated /t/?

Hi there,

I'm not really sure what an aspirated t is about. Is it like the /t/ in the word party or little, which sounds like /d/? If the answer is no, would you please explain it in more details?

Anyway I've actually heard this pronunciation of rooster in Longman Contemporary dictionary cd-rom, but I am not able to make an audio file from it and attach in this thread. I appreciate if you suggest me a way to post that pronunciation from that cd-rom in here.

Thanks for your reply

Orpheus · Answer

No, an unaspirated t is the t sound you find in words like 'master' and 'after'. It's like the ordinary (aspirated) t, with the only difference being that you don't pronounce it with an 'h' sound or with a breath as you would with the aspirated t. It is different from the tapped t, which sounds like a d. Please also see How to pronounce a 't' in American English to see the different t sounds found in American English.

Anonymous · Answer

OrpheusNo, an unaspirated t is the t sound you find in words like 'master' and 'after'. It's like the ordinary (aspirated) t, with the only difference being that you don't pronounce it with an 'h' sound or with a breath as you would with the aspirated t. It is different from the tapped t, which sounds like a d. Please also see How to pronounce a 't' in American English to see the different t sounds found in American English.

Thanks for your reply .

I checked out the post you suggested above, it was so useful. It's clear from that post that a T preceded by an S and followed by an R is most likely an Unaspirated t. However, when I listened again to that dictionary pronunciation of Rooster It sounds more like /ch/ and in that post is stated that a strong aspirated t may sound like /ch/.

So supposing the speaker here is pronouncing a strong aspirated t why it does not the above rule?

Buddhaheart · Answer

We always pronounce ‘rooster’ as / 0ru+.stcr/. I’m also surprised by the suspicion that /t/ may be uttered as a /j/, especially in this word. The ‘00 LPD (by JC Wells) also gives the same pronunciation. We would love to hear how that sounds in the LCD CD-Rom.

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