Tedwonny
Member
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2012
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Hong Kong
- Current Location
- UK
Voicing has long been a problem for many speakers, not least Chinese ESL/EFL learners.
While it's easy to 'voice' at the beginning [e.g. Boy] and in the middle [e.g. lumber], it's most difficult to do it at the end [e.g. language]
language noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
I've listened to the UK/US pronunciation so many times and I don't reli think the 'g' is voiced. It's more like 'ch'.
1) Can you guys hear the voiced 'g' sounds ?
2) Do native speakers really voiced the final consonant? E.g. dogs ==> This is super difficulty as one has to voice g + s ==> /gz/.
Wanna hear your views =]
While it's easy to 'voice' at the beginning [e.g. Boy] and in the middle [e.g. lumber], it's most difficult to do it at the end [e.g. language]
language noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
I've listened to the UK/US pronunciation so many times and I don't reli think the 'g' is voiced. It's more like 'ch'.
1) Can you guys hear the voiced 'g' sounds ?
2) Do native speakers really voiced the final consonant? E.g. dogs ==> This is super difficulty as one has to voice g + s ==> /gz/.
Wanna hear your views =]