The Pronunciation Studio Pogcast
The only pogcast to actively promote regressive assimilation!
If you're into sounds, phonetics, accents in particular or language teaching in general, you might find something of interest here.
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Episodes
9 episodes
(EX)Plosion
The English plosive consonants /p,t,k,b,d,g/ are made by fully blocking air as it leaves the body. Although they have strong spelling to sound relationships, they are a little bit tricky in pronunciation with processes including as...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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9:07
Friction
Fricatives /f,v,θ,ð,s,z,ʃ,ʒ,h/ constitute the biggest group of consonants in English pronunciation. And they are the weirdest looking group, with nearly half of the symbols additional to the alphabet. In this episode we get to grip...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:34
Consinents
We shift focus to the 24 consonant sounds of GB English and discover how to categorise them using voicing, place and manner.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:14
Thong
A monophthong is a vowel sound with one position of the mouth. A diphthong is a vowel sound that moves from one position to another. This episode is about the latter group. I also discuss swimwear and answer a question about the te...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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8:41
Longing
A look at how English vowel length is affected by surrounding sounds and intonation.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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7:07
Shot Vowels
The vowel sounds /ɪ,ʊ,ɛ,ɒ,ʌ,a/ form a neat group of short sounds. Or do they? SPOILER: There is a traitor in the midst. In today's episode I also try to answer a question regarding why the /t/ in THEATRE is pronounced ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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5:46
Schwark
The schwa /ə/ is possibly the most misunderstood of all English vowel sounds.Inspiring fear and awe in roughly equal amounts, this week's pog tries to get to the bottom of this elusive sound by comparing it to an apex predator fish.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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6:46
