ENGLISH ASPIRATION: how to make aspirated and unaspirated sounds
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- English aspirated sounds how to make unaspirated sounds, with examples in various accents and languages.
This video looks at the effect of aspiration on following vowels*. I explain the effect on following *approximants in this video: • English ASPIRATION Par...
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In Korean language, P,T,K sounds are distinguished by three differences in aspiration.
For example, /tal/(moon), /t͈al/( daughter), /tʰal/(mask).
I find it awfully hard. ㅋㅌㅊㅍ, those are kind of ok but the difference between ㄷ ㄸ for instance is still a mystery to me
@@pugilat123456 For me ㄸ sounds like Dutch K and ㅋ sounds like English K. ㄷ is very much like English G.
Korean aspiration is really just pitch
/tal/'moon' is really [tʱal˧˨] mid/lowish pitch
/t͈al/ is regular tenuis [tal] (with a high/falling pitch)
/t͈ tʰ/ have a high/falling pitch
/t t͈ tʰ/ is better described as /d t tʰ/
Your explanation of the slightly affricated English t finally explains why my roommate tells me I often pronounce some Mandarin words that start with t (like 天 (tian)) incorrectly! Thank you for delving into aspects of English that aren't discussed much.
Interesting. You're welcome.
I like how clearly you explained everything. I also liked how you gave real life examples for us to use (Tokyo, take a piece of cake etc). I'm studying Speech and Language Therapy at the moment so I'm glad I found your channel :)
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Good luck with your studies.
I can't find the words to explain how this video has been important for my learning journey. It has been like swallowing the red pill Orpheo offered to Neo (The Matrix) and unveil the mysteries of English pronunciation. Therefore here is my teeny tiny contribution to support your upcoming work 🙏 Thank you!
Devanagri (hindi) has more aspirated sounds ('j, jh, g, gh etc) than English but Indians don't aspirate because we are taught 't', 'p' as a non aspirated alphabet in preschools.
Kapil Which is not proper English.
My impression is that in Hindi, there are both aspirated and non-aspirated versions of P T K, and also of the corresponding voiced consonants: B D G, and that those differences carry meaning. That's why some words are transliterated into the Latin alphabet with an "h", e.g. "dharma" -- to indicate an aspirated D sound. I don't know if "darma" is a word, but if it is, I imagine it's a different one, with a different meaning. Am I correct about all that?
@@davorzmaj753 yeah right darma (दर्म) is different dharma(धर्म). In fact, Hindi has additional D related sound which is not present in English
Aspirated -> द (da [d̪]), ड (ḍa [ɖ])
Corresponding Non aspirated -> ध (dha
[d̪ʱ]), ढ (ḍha [ɖʱ])
@@Aditya-te7oo श द फ़ कप, there is no such thing as "PROPER ENGLISH" its an international language, and hence geographical variations are valid dialects. If not, then Aussie and American are also improper.
South Africa also has its own English accent.
Idk why when it comes to India,SOME people call it improper and illiterate...its NOT! Its just nativization based on convenience
Sorry to say this but, your perspective is flawed.
💯% you are very correct.
I'd like to add that,
Hindi has a total of 10 aspirated consonants/ व्यंजन.
5 of them are for voiceless consonants i.e (क च ट त प)(k, ch, [ʈ], [t̪], p ) hence aspirated with the so called "voiceless glottal fricative" [ ʰ]
And the rest 5 are for corresponding voiced consonants i.e (ग ज ड द ब)(g, j, [ɖ], [d̪], b) and aspirated with a voiced glottal fricative [ ʱ](which is absent in English)
Also, the Indian language of Marathi, which is also written in Devanagari has all of the consonants mentioned above plus phonetically marked aspirated bilabial nasal [mʱ] and aspirated labio-dental approximant [ʋʱ] (kinda like English v of 'evil'.) And maybe more non phonetic aspirations also exist in it. 😊
oh dear, this channel is a holy grail! living in the uk, I'm trying to make myself sound closer to native SSB, and this really helps to understand the differences. at the same time, I've come to realise that I will probably never be able to :)
many thanks for the videos!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. In Korean, from what I understand so far, there are pairs of consonants that are distinguished just by whether they are aspirated or not. Even though Korean wasn’t mentioned, this video got me a little closer to getting the difference. Especially the whisper to voiced method. And the accent demos, too
You're welcome. Where English has only voiced and voiceless plosives, Korean has 'plain', 'tense' and 'aspirated'. Tricky!
when you showed the cat I LOST IT
This is an excellent explanation of a concept that is important in the learning of many languages. Thank you!
I must admit, I didn't have time (meaning "was too lazy") to learn anything about aspiration. I'd simply imitate natives' pronunciation without even knowing I aspirated some letters--shame on me, haha. And now, you're explaining everything in short five minutes! If I only had such talented teachers back in school =) Thank you!
Excellent! I'm lucky to have come across this video, it's clearly explained. I'm ESL learner and it's very useful to me. Thank you a lot, and I'm following you.
+Facundo Guzmán Many thanks for the kind words.
Geoff, your evidential phonetics is invaluable for me and my students who are mostly English as a second or third language and or dutch actors. Anything that cuts through the mentational and into the directly observable physical works best. And now with renewed knowledge back to your marvellous book: English after RP. BEST X 10, William S.
Thanks for the kind words, William.
2:17 this is the most helpful demonstration of aspiration i've seen. sometimes it really helps to visualize
I’m one of those nerds who was always subconsciously aware of many of the things you’re talking about in videos… it’s great to have them explained and to realise I’m a bit smarter than I thought!
Every lesson is a revelation. Merci!
I love how you give examples from around the world (and Britain - even after studying a lot of pre-Nirman history, I'm endlessly fascinatrd by how many accents are crammedcinto an island 2/3rds the size of California!)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am an ESL teacher for adult beginners and this will improve my service to my students! I wish you good health, and increased $$ success with all your endevors.
oh my god ..the cat ! :) love this ahhaha
Excellent presentation! Respect and a big thank you to the presenter. Clear, concise and up to the point. Drawing a parallel with other languages is also a good idea.
+Olga Shapoval Thank you Olga. Yes, I think comparisons help.
+EnglishSpeechServices
For sure they do. Also, they help strengthen the rapport between students and the teacher.
Dear Dr Geoff, I have fallen into a very deep rabbit hole with these enlightening and superbly produced videos of yours. On the subject of aspiration, since moving to Canada from Britain three decades ago, I have come across a few instances of aspiration that surprised me. In Canadian English, and this is something that seems to particularly affect CBC radio presenters, and mostly women, believe it or not, you will occasionally hear what seems to me to be exaggerated aspiration on T sounds, as in "Saturday" (Sat-hur-day - aspiration not affrication). I came to the conclusion that these speakers are trying not to sound American and to avoid using a flap (Sad-urday) and ending up overdoing it. In the case of "Alberta" the effect is sometimes doubled (Al-bhurt-hah). And in Canadian French, as you may know, very pronounced affrication in T sounds (ts-ts) is ever-present. During my first week here in Québec, sitting on a bus listening to two teenage girls chatting animatedly I had the impression of being in an aviary with a flock of small birds. Soon got used to it and do it myself all the time. Keep up the good work!
THANK YOU! This video is PERFECT for my American Spanish learners!
Glad it was helpful! Btw I've uploaded some more videos recently!
The paper method was very fascinating, since it makes aspirations so easy to visualize.
Your explanation was so clear and helped me a lot! Thank you so much. Greetings from Argentina.
Would be fascinating to hear you talk about the differences between the ng sounds after front and back vowels
As you spoke, I couldn’t quite understand what aspiration was until you “turned it off.” Then with taco, Tokyo and papa, it became quite clear to me. Thank you.
what an amazing teacher ! words are not enough to thank you :)
What kind words! Thanks so much for watching.
My native language dont have aspiration but I've been learning foreign languages like English, Korean, etc and understand that there are some alphabet that need to be added some air when pronounce it and I just know that this thing is called aspiration omg....
Thank you sm for your very well explanation!!
clear and useful, thank you. I was wondering why I hear a sort of "s" sound in english speakers, especially british english.
Also in the end of a word, like "about" for instance. I asked some friend, native speakers, they were able to reply, so natural it is to them!
It's always fun to teach children aspirated sounds with a piece of paper. They never get enough of it .
Absolutely smashing! Finally I understood the phenomenon of 'aspiration' (being a native speaker of german). Is there a chance that you could make a video on the glottal stop, which is such a pain for german speakers when pronouncing english.
Thanks, glad it helped. Glottal stops are fascinating, and I touch on them in my new video on ejectives. I intend to cover more aspects of the glottal stop in future videos.
I never realized this distinction until reading it in a book about pronunciation of P, T, and K in Esperanto (which is unaspirated).
The paper example is perfect (though it might be better if the cat were somehow incorporated).
Unfortunately the cat can't produce plosives at all! Thanks for commenting!
Brilliant explanation. Many thanks
I'm studying English, this video was very helpful for my pronunciation! Thank you!!
Thanks for letting me know, Gabriela!
Finally I understood! Thank you professor!
You are an amazing teacher. Thanks you 🙏
This video helped me realise why I couldn't tell if I was aspirating t or not. Affricating it wasn't somethings I'd though of, and it's something I do a lot apparently.
I'm glad it was of use.
Omg, that part with the cat was so random and funny! Great video!
Thank you for this video. It is a very clear explanation! It is amazingly good
Excellent video! It is gonna be useful in my Phonetics and Phonology exam. Thank you so much!!
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Glad to be of help, Leyla. Thanks for commenting and feel free to post any questions you have!
this was so helpful, thank you dr geoff lindsey
The apologies in italian were a special little touch, i appreciate that
Grazie mille
Wow this has changed my idea about pronunciation. Thank you.
I'm glad it was helpful.
That's gorgeous. I like your lessons so much.
Wow! This was informative! Thank you!
Excellent! Thrilled to have found your channel :) From an English teacher in France .
Perfect, thank you !!
I'm having my phonetics exam soon. This helps me a lot. Thank you very much!
Glad to be of help!
This is amazing and influential.
T with S was really helpful, thank you !
I know you're literally a dr for accents but your demonstration of various accents is really impressive.
Your videos are the best! Thanks so much!
That's extremely flattering! Thank you so much!
Fun fact: On the Danish Islands, a /t/ is affricated just like in English but in Jutland it has a regular, non-affricated aspiration.
(one minor difference, though: Danish aspirated stops are normally lenis, not fortis as in English)
Thanks much ..... helped me through my course
it helps me a lot! thanks ...and ca-at whispering part with real cat is lovely point of this video:)♡ have a nice day!
I'm glad it helps!
Loved the tip ❤❤❤
That was amaziiiing. Thank you soooo much for this video. I'm studying linguistics and this helped me alot.
Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad it was helpful.
PS: your knowledge about various accents is sooo cool!
You know what you're doing 👏👏👏👏👏 you can be an excellent speech therapist 🙂.
I never noticed the affrication before in my own voice when I say /t/ sounds. I always just sort of assumed it was regular aspiration and never payed close enough attention to it until now.
Very amazing explanation!!! Thumbs up! ^^
+man gentle I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting.
I have started learning Tagalog so having to speak words with no aspiration (B, P, T) - It really helped me when I tested with a piece of paper by my mouth. Thanks
You're welcome!
Excellent explanation 👍👏👏👍
I love you mister thank you for this video
How did I live before "meeting" Dr. Lindsey?? I was born in California and studied Latin in school. Later I lived in Spain, then in Milan, for a total of 10 years between them. I am 100% Scandinavian, but was drawn to the Romance Languages. I am now fluent in Castilian Spanish, with it's weird "Le-ism" and the c & z followed by E or I lisping sound, although in California I use a more south -of-the-border accent on purpose. I speak standard French, and can speak Italian fluently. However, when in Rome, I hear MUCH slang from the teenagers, and don't understand a thing! I can understand the Milanese working-class dialect, but can't speak it. Later, I spent a good chunk of time in Palermo, and can understand that Sicilian dialect, but not others. I LOVE LANGUAGE and LINGUISTICS!!!
Now I am going to listen closely to my Lithuanian friend for aspiration!
This is great! Thank you!
Thank YOU!
Very well explained
I,m watching from India thank you for sharing sir
In English P, T, and K sound like Ph, Th, and Kh, probably because this makes them easier to distinguish from B, D, and G.
And English T sounds like Ch, because the TH sound already takes the dental space. So in the row TH - T - CH the T sound is shifted toward CH.
Very informative video. I like how you explained the 's' sound in the word 'tea'.
Thank you. By the way, I've recently uploaded some more videos.
at least an explanation I get!! thanks a lot for sharing! greetings from Argentina.
p/d: I loved the part of the cute cat :)
I'm glad you liked it!
Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much sir now I have understand the difference between aspired and non aspired
You're welcome!
So helpful . Thanks a lot !
Thank you, and peace to you
Great video...A big THANK You...
Thanks so much! Btw I've posted some new videos recently.
ahhh relearning mandarin and wasn't sure what they meant by aspirated and unaspirated. thank you!!!
You're welcome!
thank you so much you really helped me! and the way you explain is very smooth and clear
Hello Amira AKH, I'm very glad to have been of help. Good luck with your studies!
+EnglishSpeechServices yes did help :D I want to watch all your videos and wait for more ❤
+EnglishSpeechServices tho I got a question if I may ask, do glottal stops exist in English? if so what are they? thank you.
Amira AKH The glottal stop isn't a full contrastive sound of English, which is why dictionaries don't show it. But it's used by many English speakers: 1. in place of 't' in words like 'written' or 'Scotland', 2. as a 'hard attack' before a word-initial vowel, especially a stressed one.
+EnglishSpeechServices true in scotland they don't pronunce it 't', so its in an accent. In Arabic we have one sound we use frequently. very interesting! thank you again ❤
wow!! excellent explanation. Thanks a lot
Thank YOU, Norma
Truly Excellent. I am trying to learn -un aspirated K as used in Thai. This video does not directly help-but it is a good start
Thank you. I'm glad it was of some use!
I am a pronunciation teacher and was looking for additional tips to explain the T sound! The ts stuff was extremely helpful, as well as the whisper trick. Gonna try it today on my student!
Thank you! I hope it helps.
@@DrGeoffLindsey it did! :)
@@neko_neko9 Wonderful!
the cat part was so funny, hahaha
Greets from Argentina!
Thank you!
Loved this video! 😊
Thank you!
your accents are so good
Danish people are sometimes taught that the short "s" sound inside aspirated "t" is an affect or an accent. It's interesting to me that you call it a native way to talk.
A cat? Really??? Hahaha very good!!!
Willow says hi :)
A fantastic video!
Thanks for your comment!
Thank you so much!!!
You're welcome!
As an American, hearing you speak in an American accent is so funny because like… it’s so accurate, but it’s such an abrupt transition from your English accent that it sounds at the same time very familiar and out of place.
1:50 me to my boyfriend after buying stuff.
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It was great effort dear Dr
4:16 Words with P-, T-, K-, Ch- initial syllables in Standard Japanese can be pronounced quite differently from person to person, some pronounce them aspirated while others weakly aspirated or non-aspirated at all. I learned it in my Japanese phonology class. Any Edokko Japanese can relate?
Great explanation! Loved it! Congrats!
Thanks so much!
@@DrGeoffLindsey i don’t pronounce aspirated sounds. i glottalize them.
I'm a native speaker of American English, but I don't think I use any affrication when I say the word "tea". But when I try to say it that way, it seems that the main difference is that the very tip of the tongue is slightly pointed down (as in when articulating an /s/), rather than completely touching the hard palate.
Can you do some tutorial on devoicing consonants such as Z and V since it's common in many Accents?
As a speaker from the very north of England I was very confused by this video until you clarified accents. "What do you mean breathing out when saying take?".
In Hindi, aspirations are explicit. We even have a different characters for aspirated letters. Also in Hindi written in roman characters, we add an h for aspirated sounds. So p, t, k are not aspirated and ph, th, kh are. So when we read key, we don't aspirate the k because it's not written khey.
You are great!!!!
Thank you!
like the manner of presentation )) nice :)
Many thanks!
Thank you
Very interesting, thank you 😊
Thank YOU, Zora