Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English
10/25/21 • 16 min
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking up on the /ɒ/ sound from last week, and contrasting it with the diphthong /əʊ/. Have fun!
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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking up on the /ɒ/ sound from last week, and contrasting it with the diphthong /əʊ/. Have fun!
Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.
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Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know!
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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English
Transcript
Another listener request this week, again looking at that short /ɒ/ sound, but this time contrasting it with the diphthong /əʊ/. These are both sounds we’ve looked at more in depth before - /ɒ/ in the ‘Top Dog’ episode in Season 1 (as well as last week), and /əʊ/ in ‘Go, go, go’, also in season 1. This time the contrast between the sounds *should* be easier, as while /ɒ/ is a vowel and your mouth will not change position as you make it (though of course will when transitioning
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