English Pronunciation for
Communication
A Practical Course for Students of English
By
Wang Guizhen
Faculty of English Language & Culture
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
English Nasals,Approximants &
Lateral(s)
The English consonants can be classified according to
place of articulation
manner of articulation
voicing,i.e,voiced or voiceless
Nasals,Approximants & Lateral(s)
Like the stops,the nasals are all made by closing the
vocal tract at some point in the mouth,Unlike the
stops or any other sounds in the language,there is
an opening into the nasal cavity in the pronunciation
so that the sound can be resonated through the nose,
The nasal consonants are /m/,/n/,and /?/,
/w/,/r/,and /j/ are called approximants because it is an
articulation in which the articulators approach each
other but do not get sufficiently close to each other
to produce a "complete" consonant such as a stop,
nasal or fricative,
/l/ is called a "lateral" because during its pronunciation,
the passage of air through the mouth does not go in
the usual way along the centre of the tongue,
Allophonic variations of /m/
Syllabic,something
Lengthened,when an arresting /m/ is followed
by a releasing /m/,some more
The labiodnetal nasal,when followed by /f/,
comfort
Allophonic variations of /n/
Dentalized before a labiodental /f/ or /v/,invite
Velarized before /k/ or / /,think
Syllabic,button
Lengthening,when /n/ arrests and releases
adjoining syllables,ten names
Allophonic variations of /?/
The alveolar [n],when followed by an alveolar:
taking ten
Syllabic,lock and key
Speaking ex,1,A,p39
Allophonic variations of /r/
Devoiced as in voiceless clusters,treat
The one-tap flap /r/,very
The retroflexed /r/,right
The back /r/,before or after /k/ or /?/,crate
grey
/l/-/r/, /r/和 ri (日 )对比
练习,/liru/&/luri/
rural,lull,really,leery
Allophonic variations of /l/
Syllabic,bottle
"Clear-l",made with the tongue in the classical fronted
position,lease
"Dark-l",(the tongue tip and blade in the post alveolar
position),call
Devoiced in consonant clusters with voiceless stops,play
The post-palatal,or velar /l/,milk
gzwang@mail.gdufs.edu.cn
Communication
A Practical Course for Students of English
By
Wang Guizhen
Faculty of English Language & Culture
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
English Nasals,Approximants &
Lateral(s)
The English consonants can be classified according to
place of articulation
manner of articulation
voicing,i.e,voiced or voiceless
Nasals,Approximants & Lateral(s)
Like the stops,the nasals are all made by closing the
vocal tract at some point in the mouth,Unlike the
stops or any other sounds in the language,there is
an opening into the nasal cavity in the pronunciation
so that the sound can be resonated through the nose,
The nasal consonants are /m/,/n/,and /?/,
/w/,/r/,and /j/ are called approximants because it is an
articulation in which the articulators approach each
other but do not get sufficiently close to each other
to produce a "complete" consonant such as a stop,
nasal or fricative,
/l/ is called a "lateral" because during its pronunciation,
the passage of air through the mouth does not go in
the usual way along the centre of the tongue,
Allophonic variations of /m/
Syllabic,something
Lengthened,when an arresting /m/ is followed
by a releasing /m/,some more
The labiodnetal nasal,when followed by /f/,
comfort
Allophonic variations of /n/
Dentalized before a labiodental /f/ or /v/,invite
Velarized before /k/ or / /,think
Syllabic,button
Lengthening,when /n/ arrests and releases
adjoining syllables,ten names
Allophonic variations of /?/
The alveolar [n],when followed by an alveolar:
taking ten
Syllabic,lock and key
Speaking ex,1,A,p39
Allophonic variations of /r/
Devoiced as in voiceless clusters,treat
The one-tap flap /r/,very
The retroflexed /r/,right
The back /r/,before or after /k/ or /?/,crate
grey
/l/-/r/, /r/和 ri (日 )对比
练习,/liru/&/luri/
rural,lull,really,leery
Allophonic variations of /l/
Syllabic,bottle
"Clear-l",made with the tongue in the classical fronted
position,lease
"Dark-l",(the tongue tip and blade in the post alveolar
position),call
Devoiced in consonant clusters with voiceless stops,play
The post-palatal,or velar /l/,milk
gzwang@mail.gdufs.edu.cn
