你知道辅音 t 是如何变音的吗？

billzhao · 发表于 2014-2-21 23:49

本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2014-2-21 23:58 编辑

The Flap

A flap occurs in three situations.

  1. A flap occurs when a 't' comes between two vowels. The pronunciation of the 't' in these incidences sounds
   like a 'd' and is said very quickly.

Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.


  water becomes wader
  Do you need some water?

  letter becomes ledder
  The letter was in the mailbox.

  bottle becomes boddle
  The bottle broke when it hit the floor.

  butter becomes budder
  The butter melted in the sun.

  2. Flaps also occur when a 'd' comes between two vowels. The 'd' is still pronounced with a d sound, but it is
   said very quickly. In the normal pronunciation of the d sound the tip of the tongue is placed on the tooth
   ridge (the area where the top front teeth meet the top of the mouth) before the expiration of air to produce
   the sound. With a flap, the tip of the tongue barely touches the tooth ridge and the 'd' sound is made very
   quickly.

Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.

        medical She is a medical student.
        sediment
The sediment on the river bottom is course sand.

        cadence
Drums keep the cadence in a marching band.

        cider This apple cider is great.
        spider A spider has eight legs.

  3. The third flap occurs when with linking of the consonant final letter of one word and the vowel letter of the
   next. (see section on linking)

Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.

   'right away'  becomes righ(d) da  way
      I'll get your bags right away sir.


   'what if' becomes whad dif
      What if we go to Paris for vacation?


      'might I' becomes migh(d) di
         Might I suggest a new tie?



Note: The flap does not occur in some words (what, that) if they are spoken alone, without other words to
      link to.

billzhao · 发表于 2014-2-21 23:52

The Glottal Stop

When a 't' is followed by a vowel + n syllable  (eaten), the 't' sound is replace with a glottal stop, which is a complete closing of the vocal cords for a short moment. A glottal stop sound can be heard in the pronunciation of the negative uh uh.


Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.


'eaten' becomes ea'n
Have you eaten yet?

'satin' becomes sa'n
Satin sheets are nice to sleep on.

'sentence' becomes se'ence
This sentence makes no sense.

'mountian' becomes moun'n
I'm not much of a mountain climber.

'getting' become ge'n
I'm getting to old for this.

'button' becomes but'n
Sam lost a button on his shirt.

billzhao · 发表于 2014-2-21 23:54

Can and Can't

In an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed.

Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
Then the word is used in a sentence.


'We can swim' becomes we kn swim
We can swim in the lake.

'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.
I can cook pizza.

'She can read' becomes she kn read
She can read Italian and Russian.

'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.
They can ride on the roller coaster.


In the negative, both the modal (can't) and the main verb are stressed. However the 't' in can't is dropped and replaced with a glottal stop if the next sound is a consonant.

Listen to these sound changes. The first sentence is with can, the second with can't. Note that both the modal and main
verbs are stressed in the negative sentence.


  'We can't go' becomes
We KAN' GO.

We can go to the movies.
We can't go to the movies.

  'Larry can't speak' becomes
Larry KAN' SPEAK.

Larry can speak French.
Larry can't speak French.

  'She can't do it' becomes
She KAN' DO it

She can do it.
She can't do it.

  'Some people can't sing' becomes
Some people KAN' SING
Some people can sing.
Some people can't sing.


If the next sound after 'can't' is a vowel, a flap occurs as in 'She can't  ignore it'. (... can't  tig-nore...)

Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
Then the word is used in a sentence.


'can't attend' becomes can't  attend. (... cand da-ttend)
We can't attend the concert.

'can't invite' becomes can't  invite  (... cand din-vite...)
Wally can't invite her to the party.

'can't answer'  becomes can't  answer (.. .cand dan-swer)
He can't answer the question.

'can't understand' becomes can't  understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )
I can't understand what you are saying.

billzhao · 发表于 2014-2-21 23:55

Negative Contractions

Many times a native speaker does not pronounce the final 't' in a negative contraction (can not= can't, do not =don't, have not= haven't). The pronunciation is replaced by a glottal stop. (see above)


   Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound
   changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.


'wouldn't'  becomes wouldn'
Why wouldn't you go to the dance with me?

'couldn't' becomes couldn'
I couldn't do it because I was sick.

'shouldn't' becomes should'n
He shouldn't have eaten the apple.

'doesn't' becomes doesn'
Larry doesn't study hard enough.

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