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Place of Articulation for Plosives in English
In this lesson, we’ll focus on the place of articulation of plosives in English. Plosives are also called stops. Whilst all plosives share the same manner of articulation, they have different places of articulation. In… Read more
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Improve English Pronunciation with -age & -able Endings | Language Learning Tips
The video lesson focuses on practicing the pronunciation of the common word endings -age & -able. The lesson also covers the unique pronunciation of these words as suffixes, compared to standalone words. It includes example… Read more
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Mastering Trill Sounds: Special Consonants Explained
This video explores trills, a group of special consonant sounds produced by the vibration of the active articulator against the passive articulator. Unlike taps, trills rely on airflow rather than muscle movement for vibration. While… Read more
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Connected Speech
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Assimilation, Elision & Intrusion in English Pronunciation
The video lesson provides an overview of three features in spoken English connected speech: assimilation, elision, and intrusion. Assimilation involves a sound changing to become more similar to a neighboring sound, while elision refers to… Read more
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Stress-timed vs. syllable-timed languages
The video discusses the difference between stress-timed and syllable-timed languages, using English as an example of a stress-timed language. In stress-timed languages, the timing between stressed syllables remains consistent, leading to weak forms and other… Read more
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What is gemination? – Consonant lengthening & Twinning in Connected Speech
The video discusses consonant lengthening in English, contrasting it with the more common long and short vowel sounds. In English, consonant length is generally not a distinguishing feature, meaning it does not change the meaning… Read more
Vowels: Monophthongs
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Vowel Sounds – Short ɪ & Long i: in English Pronunciation
A video lesson about the short /ɪ/ and long /i:/ vowel. Both are monophthong sounds in English. Read more
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Practise the Long Vowel Sounds in English
This video provides practice for the long vowel sounds of English, covering all the long vowel sounds from the Vowel Chart using phonemic symbols from the IPA. Each long vowel sound is indicated by a… Read more
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The Phonemic Chart – Vowel & Consonant Sounds in English
The video covers English vowel, diphthong, and consonant sounds using the IPA symbols. It explains the organization of the phonemic chart and the sound groups like monophthongs, diphthongs, and consonants. The content provides a comprehensive… Read more
Vowels: Diphthongs
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The Phonemic Chart – Vowel & Consonant Sounds in English
The video covers English vowel, diphthong, and consonant sounds using the IPA symbols. It explains the organization of the phonemic chart and the sound groups like monophthongs, diphthongs, and consonants. The content provides a comprehensive… Read more
Consonants
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How to pronounce Plural Nouns in English
The video explores three ways to pronounce regular plural nouns in English: with an unvoiced /s/, with a voiced /z/, and with a voiced /ɪz/. It explains the reasons behind these pronunciations and provides numerous… Read more
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Light L & Dark L – The lateral approximant
The sound /l/ is a lateral approximant, also sometimes called a sonorant. It can be divided into light and dark /l/. The dark /l/ is velarized which means the back of our tongue is raised… Read more
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What are consonant clusters?
The video explores consonant clusters, also known as consonant compounds or blends. These are consecutive consonant sounds without a vowel in between. It discusses the rules of phonotactics in English for initial consonant clusters and… Read more
Phonology Topics
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Minimal Pairs Exercise: Long and Short Vowels
The video practices hearing the difference between long and short vowel sounds in minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are almost identical words that differ in one sound, such as “fit” and “feet.” Learning to distinguish these… Read more
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Contracted Forms in English – Part 2
In this second video on contracted forms in English we are going to look at some more contractions. Each type of contraction is followed by a pronunciation practice with short sentences to help you master… Read more
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What are Contracted Forms in English? – Part 1
In this video we are going to look at contracted forms in English. Contractions are shortened words: we combine two words to form one, often using an apostrophe. There are in fact over 90 different… Read more
Intonation & Sentence Stress
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Sentence Stress in English
The video explores sentence stress in spoken English, discussing which words are stressed and why, as well as how it affects English rhythm and the appearance of weak forms. Knowing about emphatic stress can help… Read more
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Stress-timed vs. syllable-timed languages
The video discusses the difference between stress-timed and syllable-timed languages, using English as an example of a stress-timed language. In stress-timed languages, the timing between stressed syllables remains consistent, leading to weak forms and other… Read more
Word Stress
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