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I was in a big trouble with my phonetics and phonology course until ı found your amazing channel I really appreciate thank you

@BillieEnglish

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! 😊

Thank you for your clearly explained English sounds, how they pronounced correctly & let it be known.

Very informative and explained well. Thank you.

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@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

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It's a great video with a lot of information and deep understanding of sounds, thanks for posting such videos on sounds and speech

@BillieEnglish

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Thank you its really getting helpful to understand the vowel in a easy way ☺️

@BillieEnglish

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

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@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

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Amazing lecture I'm studying linguistics and your lecture is fabulous.

@BillieEnglish

3 жыл бұрын

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@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

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Hello Billie, Love your videos, but I have a question: In your video on Approximant sounds, you transcribe "year" as /jɪɘ/ while here, you transcribe it as /jeə/ similar to your transacription of "where" with /weə/. I'm relatively fresh to linguistics and phonemics and I was hoping you could provide a little clarification here. Thank you!

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for watching & for your comment. Yes, you are very observant! Unfortunately, I made a little mistake in the video in my phonemic transcript for the example word 'year'. The correct transcription is: / /jɪə/ or /jɪər/ not: /jeə/. I'm very sorry! Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

@demonicbeethoven

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillieEnglish Thank you for letting me know. Mistakes happen. I just want to make sure that I am hearing it correctly and associate the correct symbols with the sounds.

I love your teaching

@BillieEnglish

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Hey! What about words like gym, rhythm? Here /j/ acts as a vowel? Is it an exception?

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Priyesh! Thanks for watching and for this question! So, remember you have to go by sounds and not spelling. These two words actually don't contain the sound /j/. Have a look at the transcript: 👉GYM = /dʒɪm/ - here we have /ɪ/ - not /j/ 👉RHYTHM = /ˈrɪð.əm/ - here too, it's /ɪ/ - not /j/ In 'gym' the /ɪ/ is the only vowel sound in this word - the word consists of only one syllable. In 'rhythm' we have two syllables, the first syllable has /ɪ/ as its core. In the second syllable the vowel at the core is the schwa /ə/. Each syllable consists of exactly one vowel sound (plus consonant(s) - or not). The semi-vowel /j/ is non-syllablic so it cannot form the vowel of a syllable, there would need to be another vowel sound as well. Watch my video on syllables here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mpWl1Khxosq4kdo.html I hope this helps! 😊

Thanks a lot Billie for this video I am grateful to you 😘🥰 I'm your student from algeria

@BillieEnglish

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I'm always happy to prepare something useful for my viewers. I hope the topic is now clearer 😊

@bouzianenebia785

3 жыл бұрын

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Hi... I´m a bit confused, I'm aware that in British English the R sound at the and of a silable is dropped, except when is linked to the next word and this begins with a vowel, but I can hear you making the R sound in almost 50% places where they are suppose to be dropped. This is one of the most concern topic that I face as a non native speaker when it's about pronunciation. Thanks for casting the light on my doubt.

Thanks for your useful videos 😊🌷 Could you please tell me the difference between: 1) Consistent & inconsistent 2) properly & probably I'd appreciate your help🌷 thank you in advance 🙂🌷

@BillieEnglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and question. Here is a definition (from the Cambridge dictionary) and examples to help you with the words you asked about: 1) consistent = always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way e.g. There has been consistent improvement in your work. 'inconsistent' is the opposite e.g. Her attendance in class has been inconsistent and as a result she has not learnt much. 2) properly = doing something correctly/ in the right way e.g. The cake he made did not taste good, because he didn't follow the instructions properly. BUT 2) probably = used when something is very likely to happen e.g. I'm probably going into town this afternoon. (= there is a good chance this will happen, ~80%) I hope this helps!

@hashem1741

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillieEnglish Thanks a lot billie ♥️ That's really good and helpful 🙂🌹

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Your lessons are alw6 fabulous and impeccable..thanks for the simplicity of you r explanation really great...but could you please tell the difference between historic historical...thsnks advance ..even if you don't reply to my question. Awesome

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Sure I will consider this for a future video!

@mamdouhyoussif8208

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillieEnglish thanks alot

Respected ma'am, Please explain why a is used before the word University. Hope to get the answer to my question. I convey my regards to you. Your explanation is really praiseworthy. Please please please

year is either /jɪə/ or /jʒː/ in British English

Mam! There are words like Try, Fly, Dry, Cry, etc. Seemingly, they do not have vowel letters. So, can we say that " Y" functions as a semi-vowel here? here? As for the sound "w" There are words like "Row, Bow, Slow, Tow" etc... Can we say that "w" Functions as a semi-vowel here?

Regarding the syllables, I wonder how many syllables in the word "usually". As I can see from the phonemic transcription, it has 4 syllables. Can anyone tell me if it is correct?

@BillieEnglish

6 ай бұрын

Hello! Officially there are 4, but depending on accent and the way the person pronounces the word, I believe the second & third syllable could be merged into one and thus 'usually' would only have 3 syllables, as in /ˈjuː.ʒə.li/

Amazing

Can anyone help me with the rule for the word oil? It is a one syllable word and it is preceded by "an". Doesn't this break the rule that says that syllables in English can only have one vowel? I'm really confused.

@BillieEnglish

11 ай бұрын

Hello! The word 'oil' contains of only one syllable. It also contains only one vowel sound, the dipthong /ɔɪ/. A diphthong counts as one sound, not two. We would not use 'a' or 'an' before this word, because 'oil' is an uncountable noun and so does not use an indefinite article. However, if you talked about 'oil spill' it is countable and you can therefore use 'an oil spill'. I hope this helps!

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In our language, vowels are phonemes that can be pronounced by themselves, while consonants cannot be pronounced without the help of a vowel.

Thank you. You said syllables only have one vowel sound but dipthongs? "I" ("fright") is dipthong. "I" is only one syllable. (I'm coming at this from a singing perspective...)

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Michael! A good question! The word 'fright' consist of one syllable only with the diphthong /ai/ as its nucleus. Yes, there are two vowel symbols here, but they form a double vowel sound (= the diphthong /ai/ which is classified as one sound), not two separate vowel sounds in two syllables. It's /frait/, not /fra.it/. I have a separate video on this sound on my channel. I hope this helps and 😊

@SonicPhonic

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillieEnglish So a dipthong is considered one sound? My singing teacher goes with operatic technique and we do exercises with "Ah" and "Ee" separately as they involve different technique. But thank you! I highly recommend your videos and assistance!

Please I want to answer this question..... How are the glides different from all other sounds?

@BillieEnglish

Жыл бұрын

A good question, I will consider this topic for a future video.

As in yes 😊 As in run 🤳 As in light 🌄

What about 'spy'? /j/ forms a syllable. Why?

@BillieEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Hello Aung! The word 'spy' is pronounced /spɑɪ/, the letter 'y' is the diphthong /ɑɪ/. There is no /j/ sound in this word, although you might think the diphthong sounds similar to it.

Why

are R is a semi vowel?

@BillieEnglish

3 жыл бұрын

Some would call it that, /r/ is also often called 'a glide' - we use it for linking words together. You can find out more about this in my other video on assimilation, intrusion and elision.

@rafiullahkhan4414

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillieEnglish i visit there,and now my confusion is clear,and it help me to learn extra things,God bless you

I've "usually" pronounced "usually" in four syllables. Guess I'm wrong. Use-you-a-ly.

why do we call these sounds semi vowel consonan??

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your question! 😊 The answer is given in the video 👉 We call them semi-vowels because they sound a bit like vowel sounds and share several features vowel sounds also have BUT unlike vowel sounds, /j/ & /w/ cannot form the nucleus of a syllable. I hope this helps!

@shroukhassan9409

2 жыл бұрын

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Please,did you forgot to mention how to pronunce "the" in front of a semivowel. Thanks

Great video! While listening, I noticed with certain words your pronunciation taking on a very North American character. Am I imagining that? This is not a criticism. I just think that accents tell a story and was wondering if perhaps you spent some time in North America and some of the pronunciation rubbed off on you. Take care

@BillieEnglish

Жыл бұрын

Hello Teddy! No, I haven't but I do hear a lot of American accents all around me and also in the media so I think I sometimes echo it back unintentionally!

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What do we call fly sky try why ? non syllabic !!!!!!!

Hey Billie please help me in english

@BillieEnglish

2 жыл бұрын

Of course! That's what my channel is all about 😊