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Can input be pronounced as [imput]?
I read in a book that in some cases in speech at a rapid speed, [n] would become [m] before bilabial. Then can input be pronounced as [imput]?
13 de jun. de 2015 14:52
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Yes, that is exactly how many native speakers pronounce this word. If we are enunciating the word extremely carefully, we would say /ˈɪnpʊt/. However, in natural speech, even at slow speed, the bilabial /p/ may affect the quality of the previous consonant, so the word would be pronounced /ˈɪmpʊt/. This change is quite natural and common, and has even impacted on the language. This is why the opposite of 'possible' is 'impossible', and the opposite of 'mature' is immature'.
13 de junio de 2015
Hoon.
Competencias lingüísticas
Chino (cantonés), Chino (taiwanés), Inglés, Coreano
Idioma de aprendizaje
Chino (taiwanés), Inglés
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