Encontre Inglês Professores
Hoon.
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
Comentários · 1
4
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 junho de 2015
Hoon.
Habilidades linguísticas
Chinês (Cantonês), Chinês (Taiwan), Inglês, Coreano
Idioma de aprendizado
Chinês (Taiwan), Inglês
Artigos que Você Pode Gostar Também

The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
40 votados positivos · 9 Comentários

Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
28 votados positivos · 6 Comentários

Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
56 votados positivos · 23 Comentários
Mais artigos