American English Pronunciation Podcast

200 Episodes

1. 94: /t/+/y/=/ʧ/, /d/+/y/=/ʤ/, surprising ’ch’ and ’j’ sounds.

   Published: 2/24/2010
2. 93: Do you accidentally make your /l/ into /w/?

   Published: 2/10/2010
3. 91: iPad/iPod, the world’s newest /æ,ɑ/ (short a/short o) minimal pair

   Published: 1/27/2010
4. 90: The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)

   Published: 1/20/2010
5. 88: Why is ’tch’ (as in ’watch’) easier to pronounce than ’ch’ (as in which)?

   Published: 1/6/2010
6. 85: Why is the ’Ch’ in ’Christmas’ pronounced as /k/?

   Published: 12/16/2009
7. 84: ’Who,’ ’what,’ ’when,’ and ’where’: How do you pronouce words that begin with wh-?

   Published: 12/9/2009
8. 82: Thanksgiving holiday th sounds /ð, θ/ review

   Published: 11/18/2009
9. 81: ”About a boat,” comparing /oʊ/ and /aʊ/

   Published: 11/10/2009
10. 79: Comparing /eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/ (long a, long i, and long e)

    Published: 10/28/2009
11. 78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)

    Published: 10/20/2009
12. 77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u)

    Published: 10/7/2009
13. 75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect!

    Published: 9/16/2009
14. 74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently?

    Published: 9/9/2009
15. 73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/

    Published: 8/26/2009
16. 72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending

    Published: 8/19/2009
17. 71: When and why do some words (like ’interesting’) lose a syllable?

    Published: 8/12/2009
18. 69: Numbers: Teens versus Tens (as in 19 vs. 90)

    Published: 7/22/2009
19. 68: Voiced and Unvoiced ’th’ /ð,θ/ review

    Published: 7/15/2009
20. 66: Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions (as in the words ’sudden’ and ’couldn’t’)

    Published: 7/1/2009