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– WEDS 1st May 12:00-12:30

Pronunciations of /r/

– /r/ Allophones
– Clusters with /r/
– /r/ Accent tour

Lessons Archive

Watch the presentation section of previous lessons (learners do not feature). 

/ɪ/ vs /iː/

– Mouth Position vs Length
– 3 Pronunciations

Dark [ɫ]

– Clear vs Dark /l/
– Vowel Assimilations

Rhoticity

– Silent < r >
– GA (American) vs GB (British)

/ŋ/ & G Droppin’

– Velar nasal /ŋ/ vs /ŋg/
– ING endings in accents

TH Elision

+ /θ,ð/ in connected speech
+ TH pronunciation & in accents

OH Diphthong

+ Mouth movement & spellings
+ Accent tour (UK & Ireland)

Aspiration

– Aspiration on /p,t,k/
– Cluster devoicing

Pronunciations of /t/

– Variations of /t/
– Glottal Stop Usage

Vowel Grid

– Mouth Positioning
– GB English Positions

TH Joining

– Dental /t,d,l,n/
– Dental fricatives /θ,ð/

Schwa Function Words

– Function vs Content
– Words with /ə/

Different Schwas

– Initial vs Final Schwas
– Schwas in accents

/h/ & Silent H

– /h/ pronunciation
– H Dropping

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