I suppose that in Italian or German, the "t" sound goes with the z and since English borrowed Nazi, pizza and Mozart, the "t" sound remains. I don't know the roots of dizzy but i suppose it comes from a language that does not have a "t" sound with the letter z :)
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Originally Posted by j4mes_bond25 Is there any rules or logic in the pronunciation of certain words where the sound of "t" appears out of nowhere:
>> Nazi: nA:t.zi
>> Pizza: pIt.z@
>> Mozart: m@.Ut.sA:t
However, similar sounding word "Dizzy" has NOT got the "t" sound in it for some reason.
Addition of "t" sound in between the sounds of "n" & "s" (in Pension, Tension, chance, sense, etc.) is a rather intrigued phonetic/pronunciation aspect ALONG with equally interesting is this particular addition of "t" sound scenario.
Is there any official name given to such scenario & when exactly does this sound of additional "t" occur ???
Which are the other similar words having additional "t" sound without the actual "t" letter in the word itself ??? |