Chapter 4. The American T CD 3 Track 12 录音下载
The American T is influenced very strongly by intonation and its position in a word or phrase.
At the top of a staircase T is pronounced T as in Ted or Italian; a T in the middle of a
staircase is pronounced as D [Beddy] [Idaly] ; whereas a T at the bottom of a staircase isn't pronounced at all [ho(t)]. Look at Italian and Italy in the examples below. The [tl] of Italian is at the top of the staircase and is strong: Italian. The [d] of Italy is in the middle and is weak: Italy.
Exercise 4-1 ： Stressed and Unstressed T CD 3 Track 13 录音下载
Repeat after me.
Italian Italy attack attic atomic atom photography photograph
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