Syllabic Consonants -- How to Pronounce [əl], [əm], [ən], [əɹ]
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- A Syllabic Consonant is a consonant that replaces the vowel [ə] in a syllable. They make it possible to make some short syllables shorter and simpler. Learn about the four syllabic consonants and how to make them. Check out italki for a buy 1 get 1 deal on lessons: promos.italki.c... Get Rachel's Book: RachelsEnglish.... SUBSCRIBE!: bit.ly/RE_sub, Fan! bit.ly/RE_FB
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Thank you! I was studying linguistics for my mid term and I didn't fully understand what syllabic consonants were. This video cleared everything.
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Thank you Rachael for your video lessons are helpful. I never knew any of the syllablic consonant in grade school here in California.
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Absolutely useful for my phonetics and phonology class
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Good video, Rachel! I hope it will help me mind these syllabic consonants in the transcription for my upcoming exam.
In both your transcriptions for _father_ and _bottom_ , the first syllable is long and should be transcribed as : /fɑːðᵊɹ/ and /ˈbɑːɾᵊm/, respectively. Just my two cents.
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Just a quick question. The morpheme ending "ed" seems like it gets a syllabic /d/ and /t/, depending on immediate context (as in jumped, arrived). Are these considered syllabic like the four you cover here?
I would say this is very similar, yes! :)
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Thank u for ur wonderful explanation! I love this video and it helps me understand the pronunciation much more better.
This is a question about rules of syllabic consonants.
In AEP(applied english phonology), it says:
When the consonant preceding the “lateral” is preceded by another consonant, we normally insert an [ə] between the liquid and the preceding consonant. Thus, the liquid does not become syllabic.
ex) pistol, tingle, candle
❓Is the term ‘lateral’ here used instead of ‘liquid’ because there is no syllabic non-lateral liquid /r/ that is preceded by two consonants?(how about ‘faster’..?)
I am curious about this since AEP says like this in the case of the syllabic nasal:
When the consonant preceding the nasal is preceded by another consonant, the nasal tends not to be syllabic, as we normally insert an [ə] in that syllable.
ex) piston, Lincoln
There is only one lateral consonant in English, L, so I think the term "lateral" would only apply to L, not R in this explanation.
This is a really useful lesson. But I wonder why are these 4 consonants not others. What are their qualities? ❤
Thank you Shaya! We only use these four to replace the vowel [ə] in a syllable. These syllabic consonants make it possible to make some short syllables shorter and simpler.
@@rachelsenglish thank you for replying . I'm currently studying linguistics and phonology and just wondered why these sounds not others
Hi Rachel, I'm struggle with "ʌl". Could you please make a video about hơ to pronunce "adult", result" and so on? I really appreciate that. thanks
Good suggestion, thanks!
Thanks so much it’s really helpful
Glad to hear that Emilia!
Hi Rachel, i am still a little bit lost. How do i know, if there is syllabic consonant or weak syllable?
For example, in words like: tonight, fanatic, Canary, ... here, the schwa after /n/ is pronounced. So how do i know, when to pronounce schwa and when not?
Thank you a lot!
btw im just studying for my phonetic and phonology exam :)
Hi! Often it can be hard to distinguish whether or not someone is using the syllabic consonant or just pronouncing a very quick, weak syllable. I would say that when I pronounce all three of the words you list, I am pronouncing a very quick syllable, but it's almost accidental. I can move as fast as possible from the F consonant to the N consonant in 'fanatic', for instance, and I will still hear a slight, weak syllable. So, you could say, move as quickly as you can from consonant to consonant in these cases, and that will help you sound more like a native speaker. Sometimes, you may hear a quick syllable, and sometimes you may not, but either way you'll sound very natural!
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Thank you for your video. It was really helpful to me.How about semi - vowels? are they syllabic?
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Hi Rachel, what about "lion"? I think you should pronounce the schwa here, otherwise it would be the same as "line".
Right. It's [ˈlaɪ ən].
@@rachelsenglish so not every schwa before n isn't pronounced?
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Thank you so much 💓 could you help me please....I want 5 word examples for the initial position to/spj/ please 🥺I want it for my mid-term exam ❤❤❤❤
I'm not sure I understand the question. Could you ask it again, please?
@Rachel's English ok, could you please tell me 5 words that start with /Spj/ sound like (spew , spurious)? I want 5 more, please .It's about the initial sequence for 3 consonants .I hope you understand 🥺
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hi rachael can you help With video about rules in syllabicity and what is the syllable is in common or not in common
Thanks for the suggestion!
Hi Rachel, thanks for the video, in the future, would you mind making a follow up video regarding whether syllabic consonant also applied to two words linkings like the follows:
a) Front and center (not flap t for “front”, but syllabic consonant between “front” and “and”)
b) Cut and paste (not flap t for “cut”, but syllabic consonant between “cut” and “and”)
c) Meet in the hall (not flap t for “meet”, but syllabic consonant between “meet” and “in”)
d) Sit in the back (not flap t for “sit”, but syllabic consonant between “sit” and “in”)
also for words schwa + n, the n will be changed to ŋ, is that correct? pls incorporate this into your future video if you don’t mind, tkx.
Hi! Thanks for this great suggestion - I appreciate it. Also, when you have the schwa + N consonant sound - it should not become an NG or [ŋ] sound. It will remain an N consonant!
Rachel please, I'd like a video about the pronunciation of the article "THE" how to pronounce it, thanks a lot.
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Hi Rachael! What are the rules for syllablic L, M, , R? I found out from a video for syllablic N, the rule is after D,M, S, T, Z for an example words like pardon is pard'n, lemon - lem'n, person - purs'n, eaten - eet-'n, season - seez'n.
Hi Kathy! I'm not sure about specific rules, other than making these syllabic consonants their own syllable. So many words use these that it's tough to categorize them into which sounds they follow as a rule. That might be a good research project!
ok thanks, Rachael.
Syllabic consonnat use any symbols or not? Btw thank you for this video..just heard once and i understand what is syllabic consonant :)
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What about "computer"?
Don't we pronounce the "ə" between c and m?
Rachel, is there a chance you could make a video on the word TURTLE? It's one of those words I can't pronounce, no matter how hard I try. I'd really appreciate your help, and thank you for taking your time to help us all.
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Thanks Rachel. Can you do a video on correcting uptalk? I noticed I have this annoying uptalk when I speak : (
kyunghi Thanks for this suggestion. We talk about uptalk a bit in this video. I would suggest recording yourself speaking if you can, notice the sentences in which you uptalk, and then repeat the same sentence several times with better intonation. If you can, record yourself in real conversation with your mobile phone. rachelsenglish.com/julia-boorstin-interview-broadcaster/
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How do the syllabic consonats turn to a nucleus???
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Can you make a video on how to pronounce the word "recording" ?
I'm having a really hard time trying to pronounce it properly.
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Provij Darlyn Thanks for this question. This is a matter of the vowels AH vs. UH: rachelsenglish.com/pronounce-ah-vs-uh/
Hi Rachel, how are you doing? I wonder if you could explain to us how to pronounce Nature and Nurture. Thank you for your effort.
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When /ə/ comes before /r/ as in /ər/, /ə/ is reduced. Is it because they share the same /ə/ quality? What if when /ə/ comes after /r/? There're still two /ə/ quality sounds together, so can /ə/ be reduced? Example word: comparison /kəmˈpær•ə•sən/ sounds the same as /kəmˈpær•sən/. Do you agree? Thanks!
Hi! No, I think that quick schwa sound should be there - the reason for this it that the schwa represents a syllable of that four-syllable word 'comparison' - if you remove the schwa, you're left with a three-syllable word, and native speakers are listening for the rhythm of the word as well as the sounds. By making it a three-syllable word, you are making it harder to understand. However, there are some words where a syllable is commonly removed, like 'family' - but 'comparison' is not one of them!
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Hi Rachel,your lessons are very useful..thanks for that..and can you please tell me how to pronounce the word "Burger".
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It's interesting.
The schwa is missed.
The reason we use vowels is sound fluently and natural all the time this is not American English we dont sound like robots cambridge dictionary this is ment for little kids that cant say there vowels it's a stupid sound it's not a rule
Thanks for your lesson, Rachel. I've got a question here. 'couldn't' has a syllabic consonant which is n. Then how many syllables are there in the world 'couldn't? Is it two, such as coul-dn't or or just one? I just wonder if every syllabic consonant should be counted as a normal nucleus.
Two syllables, cause the N sound turns into a nasal vowel of sorts.
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How to pronounce words ending with "rth"? Like "worth" or "north".
Dayron Thanks for this suggestion!
What about wonderful ?
Hi! Just like in 'people' - you will go straight from the F consonant to the Dark L sound. It could be written in IPA like this: [ˈwʌn dəɹ fl].
@@rachelsenglish When do use a schwa before L then like this əl?
Does the L ever sound like the semivowel w? Or only in a very low register?
Ana Paula Costa I'd have to think about that --- what are some example words where you hear the L as a W?
Rachel's English It almost aways sounds like a W after a vowel to my ears because I don't have this sound in my native language, Brazilian Portuguese. I also pronounce it like a W if I'm not paying enogh attention. Native speakers usually understand me easily, except for once, when a Canadian couldn't make out what I meant with "emaiw". I've read in an old Pronounciation Guide that pronouncing the dark Ls like that is considerated sloppy. Do you agree?
+Ana Paula Costa Ahhh -- I understand. Many non-native speakers mix up the Dark L with the W or OH as in NO diphthong. I will work on a video on this topic!
+Rachel's English I'm looking forward to watching it! Is it enough to raise the tongue to articulate the dark L or is it necessary to touch the roof of the mouth with the tip of the tongue?
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Excellent!
What about [ŋ]
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N always syllabic??
With no schwa, it can't be pronounced
thank you [nt]
Hi Rachel how to pronunce one and run
Wesley Passos W vs. R: rachelsenglish.com/r-vs-w-sounds/
How about an S and a TH in one word, such as "wraiths" or "clothes" - these have alwayw givwwen me a hard time
Glizdka Especially words like "mouths" or "deaths".
Glizdka Thanks for this suggestions!
Rachel's English Ohh, I realy like to know that too !