Consonant Sound Glottal T ʔ as in quotbuttonquot – American English Pronunciation

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This consonant sound doesn't occur in many English words. However, it's very noticeable. For that matter, it makes a lot of sense to learn to pronounce it correctly. You'll sound very American 😊. • In this video, you'll find out how to make the glottal 'T' /ʔ/ consonant, and when and why it's used in words. • You'll practice making this sound with a pronunciation exercise recorded by a professional speech therapist. • Just so you know, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/ • Quick Links: • • Consonant sound Glottal /ʔ/, as in button: 00:00 • • Glottal 'T' vs Regular 'T' : 00:19 • • What is a Glottal 'T' sound? 01:19 • • When does the Glottal 'T' occur? 01:38 • • Why do Americans pronounce the Glottal 'T'? 02:12 • • How to make the Glottal /ʔ/ sound: 02:42 • • Pronunciation exercise: 05:47 • Related Videos: • #AmericanPronunciation #ConsonantSounds #StopSounds • ► Stop Sounds Overview • • Stop Sounds Overview – American Engli... • ► Consonant Sound Flap 'T' /t̬/ as in water • • Consonant Sound Flap 'T' / t̬ / as in... • ► Consonant Sound /t/ as in toy • • Consonant Sound / t / as in toy – A... • ► Consonant Sound /d/ as in dog • • Consonant Sound / d / as in dog – A... • ► Consonant Sound /p/ as in pie • • Consonant Sound / p / as in pie - A... • ► Consonant Sound /b/ as in boy • • Consonant Sound / b / as in boy – A... • ► Consonant Sound /k/ as in key • • Consonant Sound / k / as in key – A... • ► Consonant Sound /ɡ/ as in gift • • Consonant Sound / g / as in gift – ... • [THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, CHINESE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES] • --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • TRANSCRIPT • Hello there! This is the Sounds American channel. • In this video, we're going to talk about the glottal 'T' sound, • as in the word button. You can also hear this sound in words like certain, satin, cotton or kitten. • Now listen to how these words sound with the regular 'T'. • Can you hear a difference? • In American English, these words are pronounced with the glottal 'T.' • It's not a mistake to use a regular 'T' sound. Don't worry, you'll be perfectly understood. • Still, the glottal 'T' is typical for American English. So if you want to learn more about this sound and perfect your pronunciation skills, keep watching. • OK, let's begin with a question: what is a glottal 'T' sound? • If you watched the Stop Sounds Overview video, you may remember that there are six stop consonants in American English. • Still, we're now talking about another stop sound. • Yes, that's right. • The glottal 'T' is a variation of the /t/ sound that occurs only in a certain position in a word and is pronounced in a different way. • What happens is that the /t/ sound becomes a glottal 'T' before a weak syllable ending with /n/: button. • Why does a regular /t/ become a glottal 'T'? • Informal speech is usually very relaxed. So, it's natural to swallow or drop vowels in weak syllables. • Let's get back to our example, the word button : /ˈbʌt·ən/ • The last vowel could be dropped: /ˈbʌt·n̩/ • But you still need to link the /t/ and the /n/ sounds. • It's easier to stop the air in your throat and quickly direct it through your nose for the /n/: /ˈbʌʔ·n̩/ • That's essentially how the glottal 'T' sound works. • Now let's find out how to make this sound. • 1. First, we'll learn to link the regular 'T' sound and the /n/ consonant, without a vowel in between. • Split the word button into two parts and pronounce them separately. Do it as slowly as you need. Don't rush it at this point: • /ˈbʌt/ - /n/, /ˈbʌt/ - /n/, /ˈbʌt/ - /n/ • Next, try and link the /t/ and the /n/ by reducing the pause between them. Don't remove the pause completely, though, just make it shorter: • /ˈbʌt·n̩/, /ˈbʌt·n̩/, /ˈbʌt·n̩/ • 2. Next, let's learn how to make our glottal 'T' sound. We'll start by doing a small exercise to catch or stop the air in your throat, using the common American expression: uh-oh. Learning this will help you to make the glottal 'T' in the next step. • Make sure that you pause between the sounds when you say uh-oh. You can do this by holding your breath for a moment with the muscles of your throat. • Try it: uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. • 3. Now we'll replace the /t/ in the word button with a glottal 'T.' We'll pronounce the glottal 'T' the same way as we did with uh-oh. • Here's how you do it: • • First, stop and hold the air in your throat on the glottal 'T.' • • Then make the /n/ sound • Don't forget to leave a short pause between the glottal 'T' and the /n/ sound. If you pronounce them too quickly, it'll sound wrong. • Let's try saying the word button using the same melody as in uh-oh. • • button • • accountant • • beaten • • bitten • • botany • • brighten • • certain • • cotton • • curtain • • eaten • • fatten • • flatten • • forgotten • • fountain • • frighten • • gotten • • Hilton • • important • • kitten • • Latin • • maintenance • • mittens • • mountain • • mutton • • remittance • • rotten • • satin • • smitten • • sweeten • • written

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