Approximants are sounds that sit somewhere in between vowels and consonants. They are widely referred to as "semi-vowels" or "semi-consonants", and they are strange in many ways. In this episode I explore 10 weird things about approximants with an actual list: 1) The name APPROXIMANT 2) Double articulations of /r/ and /w/ 3) Silent letters 4) J ≠ /j/ 5) Rhoticity 6) Intrusive /r/ 7) Dark l 8) Diphthongs 9) Devoicing 10) Tapped /r/ I also answer a question about cockney /r/.
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Approximants are sounds that sit somewhere in between vowels and consonants. They are widely referred to as "semi-vowels" or "semi-consonants", and they are strange in many ways. In this episode I explore 10 weird things about approximants with an actual list: 1) The name APPROXIMANT 2) Double articulations of /r/ and /w/ 3) Silent letters 4) J ≠ /j/ 5) Rhoticity 6) Intrusive /r/ 7) Dark l 8) Diphthongs 9) Devoicing 10) Tapped /r/ I also answer a question about cockney /r/.
The schwa /ə/ is possibly the most misunderstood of all English vowel sounds.Inspiring fear and awe in roughly equal amounts, this week's pog tries to get to the bottom of this elusive sound by comparing it to an apex predator fish. It's probably not the best metaphor, but it's still worth a listen, especially if you ever bought a "I wanna be a schwa, it's never stressed" mug. You'll never drink from it in the same way again!
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Approximants are sounds that sit somewhere in between vowels and consonants. They are widely referred to as "semi-vowels" or "semi-consonants", and they are strange in many ways. In this episode I explore 10 weird things about approximants with an actual list: 1) The name APPROXIMANT 2) Double articulations of /r/ and /w/ 3) Silent letters 4) J ≠ /j/ 5) Rhoticity 6) Intrusive /r/ 7) Dark l 8) Diphthongs 9) Devoicing 10) Tapped /r/ I also answer a question about cockney /r/.
