How To Learn Correct English Pronunciation

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What is the right pronunciation ? 

Pronunciation  is how we speak a language. A language is made up of words and sentences . How we pronounce a word and a sentence is understood as pronunciation. There are many languages and a language may have numerous dialects . Each dialect is different from each other in respect of vocabulary , sentences and pronunciation etc. Each kind of pronunciation is ok so far as it is understood without any confusion by all the users of that particular language. But it is not possible. To an Indian person the pronunciation of a native British or American speaker can be as unintelligible as will be that of an Indian to a British and an American. Even in India the Mother Tongue Influence causes  a great difference in the pronunciation of English among its various users from region to region. We can easily tell the difference between a Keralite and a Bengali by hearing their English speeches. Hence the need for a universally agreed and accepted pronunciation which can be clearly used by every user and it is called the right or standard pronunciation. 

Why do we need to learn the correct pronunciation of a language ? Is it really necessary ? 

Yes , it is very necessary and indispensable to learn the correct pronunciation of a language . If the pronunciation is wrong it may give a wrong meaning and disturb the desired communication. It sounds funny and ridiculous .  If the language is a foreign one , we are more prone to incorrect pronunciation due to the influence of our mother tongue . A language has four aspects , namely reading and writing , listening and speaking . Speaking and reading make half of its knowledge.A good speaking and reading is impossible without learning the correct pronunciation.

1 - Some Consonants of English are Distinct from Hindi

1️⃣ F  is not pronounced the same way as फ of Hindi . The lower lip is close to the upper teeth and the wind keeps passing through it .  Examples : fan , figure , form

2️⃣There are three sounds similar to the sounds of ज of Hindi but with some difference. 

1- J in jug , joy and jam is same as ज of Hindi

2--s in boys and pleasure   is like the z of Urdu . The phonetic symbol is z

3- s in leisure is a distinct sound 

3️⃣ r is very soft and usually made silent between two hard consonant sounds 

4️⃣ t  is not the same as ट or त of Hindi . It is pronounced when the tip of the tongue touches the root of the upper teeth .

5️⃣ v and w sounds are not exactly the same as व of Hindi. v in van , violin and vogue is close to the sound of f but w in war , was and wise is close to the sound of p .

6️⃣  th sounds in there and health

2- Concept of Aspirated Sounds p,  k , t 

When the sounds p , t , k are stressed or start a word they are aspirated . To aspirate means to pronounce  with an exhalation of breath . Parrot , talk and kite sound as phairat , thok and khait .

3- Vowels are Distinct : short , long and diphthongs

4- Concept of syllable

A syllable is a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit. So, for example, 'book' has one syllable, and 'reading' has two syllables. Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words.They can influence the rhythm of a language, its prosody, its poetic metre and its stress patterns.

1️⃣ A word that consists of a single syllable  is called a monosyllable (and is said to be monosyllabic). Examples - dog , pen , put

2️⃣ Similar terms include disyllable (and disyllabic; also bisyllable and bisyllabic) for a word of two syllables. Examples - hand , animal , plant 

 3️⃣ trisyllable (and trisyllabic) for a word of three syllables. Examples- adviser , agency , alcohol

4️⃣ polysyllable (and polysyllabic), which may refer either to a word of more than three syllables or to any word of more than one syllable . Examples- fortunately , extraordinarily , notwithstanding

5- Stress and accent .

 Stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. In English, stressed syllables are louder than non-stressed syllables. Also, they are longer and have a higher pitch.

English is a stress-timed language. That means that stressed syllables appear at a roughly steady tempo, whereas non-stressed syllables are shortened.

In spoken language, grammatical words (auxiliary verbs, prepositions, pronouns, articles, …) usually do not receive any stress. Lexical words, however, (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, …) must have at least one stressed syllable.

There is no rule, however, about which syllable is stressed in a word with more than one syllable. You will need to learn the stress of words by heart.

(a) [ɡɑːdən]  garden the first syllable is stressed: garden ; mushroom , meadow

(b) [θərˈməˌmitɚ]  thermometer the second syllable is stressed: thermometer 

There are many verbs that consist of two syllables. Mostly, the stress is on the second syllable.

Due to historical developments, the same word has become a noun. The noun, however, is stressed differently: the stress is on the first syllable. Look at the examples:to record  a record , permit , address , export , transfer, transport

6- Intonation 

The entire variation of pitch while speaking is called intonation. A very obvious difference in intonation can be observed when looking at statements and questions. Take for example American English:

When someone utters an echo or asks declarative questions (like He found it on the street?), the intonation (i.e. the voice) is rising to a higher pitch at the end.

When someone asks a wh-question (like Where did he find it?) or utters a statement (like He found it on the street.), the intonation (i.e. the voice) is falling to a lower pitch at the end.

Yes or no questions (Did he find it on the street?) often have a rising end, but not always.

Intonation also deals with the stress of words. Words are stressed to make a certain emphasis. A sentence can be spoken differently, depending on the speaker's intention.
1️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.
2️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.
3️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.
4️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.
5️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.
6️⃣ I did not read anything about the disaster.

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7- The Definite Article " the "

You pronounce the article "the" as /ði/ in front of words that start with a vowel-sound: the apple, the evening, the eye, the example, the oak, the ears, the arm, the idea, the egg.

You pronounce the article "the" as /ðə/ in front of words that start with a consonant-sound: the car, the cat, the sword, the man, the girl, the table, the kitchen, the book, the door.

Note: the indefinite articles "a" or "an" follow the same rules.

https://www.learning-english-online.net/pronunciation/the-definite-article-the/

8- The different s-sounds

Words can end in three different s-sounds:

[s] which sounds like a snake: 

[z] which sounds like a bee: 

[əz]

A [s] sound follows words that end with a voiceless sound like [k], [p], [t]: for example after the simple present forms meets, asks, starts, likes, hates and the plural forms plates, books, drinks, lips. Listen to the words. 

A [z] sound follows words that end with a voiced sound like [b], [d], [l], [m], [n], [v], [ r] or a vowel-sound (a, e, i, o, u, y, ie, …): for example after the simple present forms moves, goes, is, tells, drives and the plural forms planes, names, phones, neighbours, opportunities, boys. 

A [əz] sound follows words that end with so-called sibilant sounds like [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]: for example after the simple present form changes, watches, fixes and the plural forms boxes, glasses, houses and the noun bridges .

9 - ng sound
In singer , tongue and finger ng sound is pronounced without g sound . Only n is pronounced.

To be continued.