27/01/2018
"American Accent"
In American Accent the letter "T" can be pronounced in 4 types😉
There are 4 basic rules:
[T is T]
[T is D]
[T is Silent]
[T is Held]
1-
The beginning of the word [T is T]
If the T is at the beginning of a word it is a strong, clear T sound.☺
Ex.
tomorrow, teach, ten, turn Thomas tried
2-
At the Middle of the word [T is D]😁
If the T is in the middle of the word, intonation changes the sound to a soft D.
Letter sounds like [ledder].
Water, daughter, bought a, caught a, lot of, got a, later, meeting, better
Practice these sentences:
What a good idea.
[w'd' güdäi deey']
Put it in a bottle.
[pü di di n' bäd'l]
Get a better water heater.
[gedda bedder wäder heeder]
Put all the data in the computer.
[püdall the dayd' in the k'mpyuder]
Patty ought to write a better letter.
[pædy äd' ride a bedder ledder]
3-
[T is Silent]😃
T and N are so close in the mouth that the [t] can disappear.
interview [innerview]
international [innernational]
advantage [ædvæn'j]
percentage [percen'j]
If the T is at the end of a word, you almost don't hear it at all.
put, what, lot, set, hot, sit, shot, brought.
That's quite right, isn't it?
4-
At the End of the word [T is Held]😀
With -tain, -tten and some TN combinations, the T is held.
The "held T" is, strictly speaking, not really a T at all.
Remember, [t] and [n] are very close in the mouth.
If you have [n] immediately after [t], you don't pop the [t]—the tongue is in the [t] position, but your release the air for the [n] not the [t].
An important point to remember is that you need a sharp upward sliding intonation up to the "held T," then a quick drop for the N.
Written, certain, forgotten, sentence:
He's forgotten the carton of satin mittens.
She's certain that he has written it.
Martin has gotten a kitten.