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I'm not a native speaker, and I feel difficult to pronounce unaspirated stop sound properly, such as the /t/ in "let me". I found some learning materials on internet, but they are not sophisticated about the process of pronounce unaspirated stop sound. In "let me", the /t/ is unaspirated, so as materials said, I should close the mouth and block the air stream after /lɛ/, until meet /m/ in "me", then release the air stream. I don't know whether is that right or not. I'm very confused.
Chunguang Lai
Posted 2018-07-08T01:56:10.493
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Thanks a lot. And I fell sorry about that I forgot to check my question until today. I want to emulate US E accent, and I feel difficult to make a 'close' at the back of the tongue, but I feel easier to make it at the front of the tongue. I'm wondering whether it matters or not. – Chunguang Lai – 2018-08-03T07:38:57.350
It matters because it changes the 'accent' quite considerably. For US Eng you can think of it more like a 'd' but without the follow-on, simply a stop. – gone fishin' again. – 2018-08-03T07:49:29.540
I understood, but I have another related question. Is this kind of 'stop' same with glottal T? – Chunguang Lai – 2018-08-03T07:57:35.940
Not in US E; but it is in Northern Br E. It all depends on the accent. – gone fishin' again. – 2018-08-03T07:58:50.087
1Thanks for your kind answer. English is really hard for non-native speakers to learn! – Chunguang Lai – 2018-08-03T08:06:26.667