American Accent Training 笔记 09

Chapter 7 Tee Aitch

The unvoiced TH is like an S beTween the teeth. Most people tend to replace the unvoiced TH with S or T and the voiced one with Z or D , so instead of thing ,they say sing or ting ,and instead of that ,you say zat or dat.

Tongue Twisters

1 The sixth sick sheik’s sixth thick sheep

2 This is a zither .Is this a zither?

3 I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought ,I wouldn’t have thought so much.

Chapter 8 More Reduced Sounds

There are sounds that look similar ,but sound quite different.

Bit or beat?

Americans tend to stretch out certain one-syllable words…but which ones?

When a single syllable word end in an unvoiced consonant, the vowel is on a single stairstep-short and sharp.

When the word ends in a voiced consonant ,or a vowel ,the vowel is on a double stairstep.

The middle “ I “ list

The letter I in the unstressed position devolves consistently into a schwa

Reduction options

Each of the preceding examples is correct and appropriate when said well.

Exercise

Intonation and attitude

Chapter 9 V as in Victory

When pronounced correctly ,V shouldn’t stand out too much. Its sound ,although noticeable ,is small.