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T- mic Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Short vowel 'i'

In voa ,sometimes short vowel 'i' sounds like ?.believe ,for instance ,sounds like b?'li:v .Is there regulations about short vowel i ?thanks ps;i am a english learner trying to learn american accent.

  

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Pronunciation doesn't have regulations; it just has physics. Most vowels, and especially /i/ and /e/ reduce to / ? / in unstressed position, as in moth e r, d e liv e r, Amer i c a n , etc.

— Mister Micawber

  • Pronunciation doesn't have regulations; it just has physics.
  • Most vowels, and especially /i/ and /e/ reduce to / ?
  • / in unstressed position, as in moth e r, d e liv e r, Amer i c a n , etc.
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Pronunciation doesn't have regulations; it just has physics. Most vowels, and especially /i/ and /e/ reduce to /?/ in unstressed position, as in mother, deliver, American, etc.

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so expensive sounds like ?k'spens?v ,ringt?
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In the mouths of many native speakers, yes.
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thank you, you are very helpful
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Sorry to bother you but i am still a little confused. I mean ,dose it apply to every i and e if they are not in a stressed position ? cause some words soud very weird to me .
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No. I said there was no rule or regulation. Pronunciation depends on speed of speech, clarity of diction, speaker emphasis, neighboring sounds, and regional differences - just to name the main influences.
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i see ,thank you very much
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t- micIn voa ,sometimes short vowel 'i' sounds like ?.believe ,for instance ,sounds like b?'li:v .Is there regulations about short vowel i ?
In English, you see three processes that deals with deleting syllables: aphesis (front); syncope (mid); apocope(last)

aphesis:

I believe > uh believe > 'believe (aphesis)
appreciate > 'preci
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you are very helpful thank you
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