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• Triphthongs and smoothing - English Pronunciation

  We now turn to a very interesting phenomenon which is somewhat disconcerting for Spanish speakers: the pronunciation of English triphthongs. Being aware of it will help you not only to sound more natu...

• Assimilation of /t/, /d/ and /n/ - English Pronunciation

  Introduction Assimilation is a natural process which happens in every language. It is also carried out unconsciously, so speakers don’t normally realize what they are doing and even tend to be surpris...

• Introduction to assimilation - English Pronunciation

  Assimilation is a natural process which happens in every language: one phoneme is turned into another because of the influence of a neighbouring sound. So, this stands at the very centre of connected ...

• Elision of /t/ and /d/ - English Pronunciation

  The   alveolar plosives /t/ and /d/ are the most unstable consonants in English. We’ve already seen that they are prime candidates for assimilation, and so are they for elision. As we said, elision me...

• s / z - English Pronunciation

  This is one of the most difficult pairs of consonant sounds for Spanish speakers. As in previous cases, /s/ and /z/ are the same sound except for the voicing. The problem is that the voiced phoneme /z...

• English sounds - English Pronunciation

  A correct production of English sounds is a basic element of good pronunciation. This is a tricky area for Spanish speakers since the English phonological system works in a very different way from tha...