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I believe a verb that ends with "v" sound when changes into past tense will be pronounced as d, i.e: involved, believed ...
However, when listening to natives, I heard the -ed in these pronounced as t. Is that just my ear problem?
Here is a link to the pronunciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwaIEWru5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVlufBj2ZQ
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I believe a verb that ends with "v" sound when changes into past tense will be pronounced as d, i.e: involved, believed ...
However, when listening to natives, I heard the -ed in these pronounced as t. Is that just my ear problem?
Here is a link to the pronunciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwaIEWru5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVlufBj2ZQ
pronunciation
asked Mar 2 '17 at 3:32
DatDat
1
I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07
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I believe a verb that ends with "v" sound when changes into past tense will be pronounced as d, i.e: involved, believed ...
However, when listening to natives, I heard the -ed in these pronounced as t. Is that just my ear problem?
Here is a link to the pronunciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwaIEWru5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVlufBj2ZQ
pronunciation
asked Mar 2 '17 at 3:32
DatDat
1
I believe a verb that ends with "v" sound when changes into past tense will be pronounced as d, i.e: involved, believed ...
However, when listening to natives, I heard the -ed in these pronounced as t. Is that just my ear problem?
Here is a link to the pronunciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwaIEWru5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVlufBj2ZQ
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I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07
add a comment |
I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07
I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07
I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07
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In phonetics, [t] is used to transcribe a "voiceless" consonant and [d] is used to transcribe a "voiced" consonant.
For English speakers, the difference between the pronunciation of /t/ and /d/ at the end of a word is not just a matter of phonetic voicing, but also relates to the length of the preceding vowel. Vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiced consonants. So e.g. "believed" is pronounced with a longer [i] sound than the word "briefed".
Because of effects like this, English speakers hear a difference between words ending in /d/ and words ending in /t/, even when words ending in /d/ are pronounced with a phonetically voiceless sound that you might hear as [t].
A related question: Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?
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If final or followed by a non-dental consonant the ending is pronounced with a /t/ sound.
I believed.
I believed him.
If it is followed by a vowel it is pronounced with a /d/ sound.
I believed it. I believed 'em.
If it is followed by a dental consonant (d, t, th) it becomes a glottal stop.
I believed Tony. I believed them.
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
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Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
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In phonetics, [t] is used to transcribe a "voiceless" consonant and [d] is used to transcribe a "voiced" consonant.
For English speakers, the difference between the pronunciation of /t/ and /d/ at the end of a word is not just a matter of phonetic voicing, but also relates to the length of the preceding vowel. Vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiced consonants. So e.g. "believed" is pronounced with a longer [i] sound than the word "briefed".
Because of effects like this, English speakers hear a difference between words ending in /d/ and words ending in /t/, even when words ending in /d/ are pronounced with a phonetically voiceless sound that you might hear as [t].
A related question: Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?
answered 5 mins ago
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In phonetics, [t] is used to transcribe a "voiceless" consonant and [d] is used to transcribe a "voiced" consonant.
For English speakers, the difference between the pronunciation of /t/ and /d/ at the end of a word is not just a matter of phonetic voicing, but also relates to the length of the preceding vowel. Vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiced consonants. So e.g. "believed" is pronounced with a longer [i] sound than the word "briefed".
Because of effects like this, English speakers hear a difference between words ending in /d/ and words ending in /t/, even when words ending in /d/ are pronounced with a phonetically voiceless sound that you might hear as [t].
A related question: Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?
answered 5 mins ago
sumelicsumelic
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add a comment |
In phonetics, [t] is used to transcribe a "voiceless" consonant and [d] is used to transcribe a "voiced" consonant.
For English speakers, the difference between the pronunciation of /t/ and /d/ at the end of a word is not just a matter of phonetic voicing, but also relates to the length of the preceding vowel. Vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiced consonants. So e.g. "believed" is pronounced with a longer [i] sound than the word "briefed".
Because of effects like this, English speakers hear a difference between words ending in /d/ and words ending in /t/, even when words ending in /d/ are pronounced with a phonetically voiceless sound that you might hear as [t].
A related question: Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?
answered 5 mins ago
sumelicsumelic
49.2k8116221
In phonetics, [t] is used to transcribe a "voiceless" consonant and [d] is used to transcribe a "voiced" consonant.
For English speakers, the difference between the pronunciation of /t/ and /d/ at the end of a word is not just a matter of phonetic voicing, but also relates to the length of the preceding vowel. Vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels in syllables ending in phonemically voiced consonants. So e.g. "believed" is pronounced with a longer [i] sound than the word "briefed".
Because of effects like this, English speakers hear a difference between words ending in /d/ and words ending in /t/, even when words ending in /d/ are pronounced with a phonetically voiceless sound that you might hear as [t].
A related question: Are "whores" and "horse" homophones?
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If final or followed by a non-dental consonant the ending is pronounced with a /t/ sound.
I believed.
I believed him.
If it is followed by a vowel it is pronounced with a /d/ sound.
I believed it. I believed 'em.
If it is followed by a dental consonant (d, t, th) it becomes a glottal stop.
I believed Tony. I believed them.
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
1,03449
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
|
show 1 more comment
If final or followed by a non-dental consonant the ending is pronounced with a /t/ sound.
I believed.
I believed him.
If it is followed by a vowel it is pronounced with a /d/ sound.
I believed it. I believed 'em.
If it is followed by a dental consonant (d, t, th) it becomes a glottal stop.
I believed Tony. I believed them.
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
1,03449
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
|
show 1 more comment
If final or followed by a non-dental consonant the ending is pronounced with a /t/ sound.
I believed.
I believed him.
If it is followed by a vowel it is pronounced with a /d/ sound.
I believed it. I believed 'em.
If it is followed by a dental consonant (d, t, th) it becomes a glottal stop.
I believed Tony. I believed them.
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
1,03449
If final or followed by a non-dental consonant the ending is pronounced with a /t/ sound.
I believed.
I believed him.
If it is followed by a vowel it is pronounced with a /d/ sound.
I believed it. I believed 'em.
If it is followed by a dental consonant (d, t, th) it becomes a glottal stop.
I believed Tony. I believed them.
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
1,03449
edited Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
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answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
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answered Mar 2 '17 at 3:49
Chris MChris M
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1,03449
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
|
show 1 more comment
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
Where, in your above examples, is "believed" followed by a verb?
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:19
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
I believed it and I believed 'em
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:26
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
"it" and "'em" aren't verbs.
– Hot Licks
Mar 2 '17 at 4:27
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
I know, it's late, sorry! I've modified my answer.
– Chris M
Mar 2 '17 at 4:28
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
ok, thanks very much. at first it's confusing but after you edited the post it makes much more sense. However, I still don't understand what a glottal stop is. btw, isn't it interesting that teachers always tell you to speak in a way but in real life it is much different.
– Dat
Mar 2 '17 at 4:45
|
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I hear the ending D in both youtube clips. More likely that we go the other way, saying budder for butter, and eddimology for etymology. Not sure how the 'v' sound affects how we pronounce the past tense.
– Yosef Baskin
Mar 2 '17 at 20:07