a country jealous of its heritage

[fenglish]

Hi,

Below is an example from the Longman dictionary:

a country jealous of its heritage.

I heard the dictionary says "a country jealous of it heritage" when it reads the whole sentence. It doesn't say "its" + "heritage".

Is it right? Or is it just a slip of the tongue?

Thanks.

 

[fenglish]

Could you provide a link to the place you heard this, please?

The dictionary is on my android phone as an application.
I have just recorded and uploaded the audio to the following link: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0ZgFMYniV87
Please check, thanks.

 

[andrewg927]

What is the broader context though? Did the person just say this one little phrase and nothing else? Was it part of a definition of a word?

 

[fenglish]

What is the broader context though? Did the person just say this one little phrase and nothing else? Was it part of a definition of a word?

The example phrase (not a complete sentence) is part of the definition of the word "jealous" from the Longman dictionary.

 

[andrewg927]

I thought you asked what the sentence meant. I looked at the OP again. The answer is I did hear "its" even though she has a heavy British accent.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's very clearly "A country jealous of its heritage". The speaker has a completely standard British accent, probably from the south-east (London or the Home Counties).

 

[GoesStation]

The dictionary is on my android phone as an application.
I have just recorded and uploaded the audio to the following link: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0ZgFMYniV87

a country jealous of its heritage.

I heard the dictionary says "a country jealous of it heritage" when it reads the whole sentence. It doesn't say "its" + "heritage".

The speaker clearly says its heritage.​

 

[Skrej]

I also had no problem hearing the 's' the first time I played it.

 

[fenglish]

The speaker clearly says its heritage.​

It sounds like a single new word "iteritage".

 

[GoesStation]

It sounds like a single new word "iteritage".

If that combination of phonemes isn't possible in your native language, your ear may not be able to recognize it. You may want to practice listening to various word combinations that include ts followed by h.​ Like "it's how", "its history", etc. Compare them with combinations like "it had" and "it entered". After a while, you'll learn to hear the differences.

 

[fenglish]

If that combination of phonemes isn't possible in your native language, your ear may not be able to recognize it. You may want to practice listening to various word combinations that include ts followed by h.​ Like "it's how", "its history", etc. Compare them with combinations like "it had" and "it entered". After a while, you'll learn to hear the differences.

I'll do some practice in these days. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[andrewg927]

It's very clearly "A country jealous of its heritage". The speaker has a completely standard British accent, probably from the south-east (London or the Home Counties).

I just meant distinctly British. I wouldn't be able to pick out regional differences.

 

[GoesStation]

I'll do some practice in these days. Thanks for your suggestion.

I think you meant "I'll practice this in the next few days."

Don't get discouraged if you find that you just can't hear the sounds. This is normal. Every language has its own set of phonemes, and as infants grow up, their brains tune themselves to hear those sounds. It can take a long time for an adult to learn to distinguish certain phonemes which don't occur in their native language.

 

[andrewg927]

Anyone who has tried to study a foreign language can testify to that. So don't worry. You are not alone.