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Difference between revisions of “Voiced alveolar nasal”
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Assimilation may occur across word boundaries: "in case" pronounced [ɪŋ ˈkeɪs] or "in place" pronounced [ɪm ˈpleɪs]. | Assimilation may occur across word boundaries: "in case" pronounced [ɪŋ ˈkeɪs] or "in place" pronounced [ɪm ˈpleɪs]. | ||
===Lack of assimilation=== | |||
The following words are shown with /nk/ in most dictionaries. | |||
*With "nc": conclude - conclusion - encourage - include - income - incorporate - increase - unclear | |||
*With "nch": melancholic - melancholy | |||
*With "nq": enquire - inquire - unquestionable | |||
==Anticipated pronunciation difficulties depending on L1== | ==Anticipated pronunciation difficulties depending on L1== | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 13 January 2016
Voiced alveolar nasal {{{1}}} In English, both in Received Pronunciation and in General American, the IPA phonetic symbol /n/ corresponds to the initial consonant sound in words like "nice" and "know" and the final one in "one" and "can".
Common words
Initial pronunciation of /n/:
- knife - know - name - near - need - never - new - next - nice - night - note - nothing - now - number
Final pronunciation of /n/:
- again - begin - between - can - down - even - man - mean - own - question - run - then - turn - when - woman
Middle pronunciation of /n/:
- as "n": company - country - end - enough - interest - many - money - understand
- as "nn": announce - annual - channel - connection - dinner - funny - manner
/nˈn/ vs /n/
- /nˈn/: unnatural
- /n/: innovation
Assimilation
Before /k/ or /g/, /n/ can optionally be pronounced [ŋ] as in an alternative pronunciation of income as Template:Subtle+. There are no minimal pairs in which the difference is /nk/ and /ŋk/, or /ng/ and /ŋg/.
Before /p/ or /b/, /n/ can be pronounced [m] as in an alternative pronunciation of input as Template:Subtle+.[1] There are no minimal pairs in which the difference is /np/ and /mp/, or /nb/ and /mb/.
Assimilation may occur across word boundaries: "in case" pronounced [ɪŋ ˈkeɪs] or "in place" pronounced [ɪm ˈpleɪs].
Lack of assimilation
The following words are shown with /nk/ in most dictionaries.
- With "nc": conclude - conclusion - encourage - include - income - incorporate - increase - unclear
- With "nch": melancholic - melancholy
- With "nq": enquire - inquire - unquestionable
Anticipated pronunciation difficulties depending on L1
Preconceived ideas and other interferences from L1 obviously interfere in many cases with how students perceive - and pronounce - sounds/words in English. The following section aims to point out some of the most typical difficulties teachers and students may encounter regarding pronunciation.
Spanish
Assimilation is normal in Spanish. Not only [ˈimput] as a Spanish word is more common than [ˈinput]. The latter can hardly be pronounced.
See also
- IPA phonetic symbol [n̩] (syllabic /n/)
- Pronunciation of the letter N
