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Yambenjamin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The aspirated /s/ and the vibrated /z/
The plural form -s, like in shirts, cups, cakes, is an aspirated and NOT vibrated /s/; but in dogs, beds, names, the -s is vibrated /z/. This is correct, right?
What confuse me is that I find in many movies and radios the vibrated /z/ become not vibrated /s/, like dogs/dogz/ sounds like /dogs/. Is this a common way of native English speakers to say it? In what circumstances, the /z/ should be fully pronounced?
I also notice that the vibrated /d/ in the word "good" in "that's good.", sounds like "goot" which the /d/ become something between /d/ and /t/. Do I capture the sound correctly or I just misunderstand and the good still sounds like the /good/.
What confuse me is that I find in many movies and radios the vibrated /z/ become not vibrated /s/, like dogs/dogz/ sounds like /dogs/. Is this a common way of native English speakers to say it? In what circumstances, the /z/ should be fully pronounced?
I also notice that the vibrated /d/ in the word "good" in "that's good.", sounds like "goot" which the /d/ become something between /d/ and /t/. Do I capture the sound correctly or I just misunderstand and the good still sounds like the /good/.
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You are using the wrong terminology. In shirts, cups, and cakes , the "s" is unvoiced ( /s/ ). In dogs, beds, and names , the "s" is voiced ( /z/ ).
- You are using the wrong terminology.
- In shirts, cups, and cakes , the "s" is unvoiced ( /s/ ).
- In dogs, beds, and names , the "s" is voiced ( /z/ ).
- If you hear /z/s like /s/s or /s/s like /z/s, you may be experiencing interference from your own native language or listening to people who are not native speakers or people who have a non-standard way of pronouncing.
- The same applies to the /d/ in "good".
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You are using the wrong terminology.
In shirts, cups, and cakes, the "s" is unvoiced ( /s/ ).
In dogs, beds, and names, the "s" is voiced ( /z/ ).
If you hear /z/s like /s/s or /s/s like /z/s, you may be experiencing interference from your own native language or listening to people who are not native speakers or people who have a non-
In shirts, cups, and cakes, the "s" is unvoiced ( /s/ ).
In dogs, beds, and names, the "s" is voiced ( /z/ ).
If you hear /z/s like /s/s or /s/s like /z/s, you may be experiencing interference from your own native language or listening to people who are not native speakers or people who have a non-
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hi CJ,Thank you for your reply. It is so lucky for me to have some advice from an expert like you.So are you saying that the consonants like /g/ /k/ /d/ /t/ /f/ /v/ sounds different between initial postion and final position in a word? Could you tell me what exact differences are? for example the word "did". does the initial /d/ sound differently to the final /d/? is this difference like the f
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