[General] Intervocalic alveolar flapping

[The apprentice]

Dear teachers and members:


In american English (AmE), when an alveolar /t/ or /d/ is intervocalic and the second vowel is unstressed, a flap or tap /t/ or /d/ occurs. I would like to know what happen in the following cases:

Bad attitude / bæd ˈætɪˌtud / :/ bærætɪˌtud /; / ˈbærætɪˌtud /

In this phrase when the linking sound between BAD and ATTITUDE is made, a flap /d/ ocurred, so what happen with the stress in the word ATTITUDE; does it desappear or change?

The same happens with these twos phrases:

1) Bad apple / bæd ˈæpəl /

2) Good option / ɡʊd ˈɒpʃən /


Thanks and regards.

 

[5jj]

In this phrase when the linking sound between BAD and ATTITUDE is made, a flap /d/ ocurr[STRIKE]ed[/STRIKE]s, so what happens with the stress in the word ATTITUDE; does it d[STRIKE]e[/STRIKE]isappear or change?

The same happens with these two[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE] phrases:

1) Bad apple / bæd ˈæpəl /

2) Good option / ɡʊd ˈɒpʃən /

The primary stress in a phrase depends on the context, not the sounds. You might wish to speak of a bad attitude, bad apple, good option or a bad attitude, bad apple or good option.

 

[The apprentice]

Thanks 5jj for the correction and explication; you and this site are always willing to help and cooperate.


In isolated words the flapping occurs when the alveolar stop consonants /d/ or /t/ is intervocalic and the second vowel is unstressed, as in :

Matter; /ˈmærər/ City; /ˈsɪrɪ/ Ladder; /ˈlærər/ MUddy; /ˈmʌrɪ/

So, in the cases when two sounds are linked into one sound, it does not matter whether the stress is before or after the alveolar stop /d/ or /t/ to make the flapping sound.


Regards