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| here is the phonetic transcription by D. Jones : 1st he = i: (long i) 2nd he = hi: (the h here is in italics and therefore optional) There are many such examples in my book "Phonetic Readings in English" by D. Jones …when he'd weighed it, he placed it on the counter… wen i:d weid it, hi: (here the h is not in italics) pleist it… I hope this is clear enough. |
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| With the first one, it would be very common to drop the 'h' to run the words together- it would slow things down. With the second, more speakers would say it, but a few would omit it too, especially in some regions. |
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| Additionally, in English word-final stops (p, t, k) tend to be de-aspirated. The puff of air (aspiration) that characterizes those "voiceless" sounds isn't as audible word-finally, so p, t, k sound like , [d], [g], respectively, but they are not voiced. There is no vocal fold vibration. They are de-aspirated. EX: that he is pronounced, tha[d] he (Note, "t" de-aspirated) Now, the pronoun "he" begins with an aspirated sound, [h], but when it follows a de-aspirated sound, it too becomes de-aspirated, which is why, EX: thathe is pronounced, tha[di:] (speech is a string of sounds) Quote:
EX: anything he is pronounced, anything [hi:] (Note, "g" is voiced) Voiced [g] won't change the aspiration on [h], because the two don't share any similar characteristics. In fact, it's those differences which make them distinctive, and why speakers may make it a point to fully pronounce [h] in that environment. Quote:
All the best, |
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| Thank you both for your help on this one. Can you recommend a relevant site on the net? Constantinos |
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| Try searching under, English phonology; English phonetics. |
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