tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post5596463337304194851..comments2023-07-06T06:03:42.275+02:00Comments on Alex's phonetic thoughts: I’m ɡənə clarify that!Alex Rotatorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-47940838943602662002011-11-03T09:19:41.483+01:002011-11-03T09:19:41.483+01:00I think I've just made a mistake in my previou...I think I've just made a mistake in my previous comment. The sequence /əŋənə/ stands for "I'm going to", not just for "going to" - sorry!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-60673311151857531752011-11-03T09:12:53.388+01:002011-11-03T09:12:53.388+01:00The weakest of them all?
/əŋənə/ or even /ŋnə/The weakest of them all?<br />/əŋənə/ or even /ŋnə/Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-71403615557518512292011-06-26T09:12:25.290+02:002011-06-26T09:12:25.290+02:00My readers may also want to take a look at this:
...My readers may also want to take a look at this:<br /><br />http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3219Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-63342872584602694402011-06-14T22:22:45.514+02:002011-06-14T22:22:45.514+02:00As some of the videos in my post have now been wit...As some of the videos in my post have now been withdrawn by YouTube, you can watch this clip of Mr Cameron that has just been put online:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13757380<br /><br />Notice how he pronounces the sentence "...that's going to make a big difference to people's lives" at about 01.23.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-81048272048432120532011-06-14T21:51:27.255+02:002011-06-14T21:51:27.255+02:00My readers might want to have a look at this post ...My readers might want to have a look at this post by J.W. Lewis:<br /><br />http://www.yek.me.uk/Blog.html#blog348Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-36932667032552703682011-06-05T16:19:38.936+02:002011-06-05T16:19:38.936+02:00Yes, Pacheco. I would recommend both [ɡənə] and [w...Yes, Pacheco. I would recommend both [ɡənə] and [wɒnə] as weak forms.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-82909141803090023112011-06-05T13:03:13.364+02:002011-06-05T13:03:13.364+02:00And what about [wɒnə] in the final example? Could ...And what about [wɒnə] in the final example? Could it possibly be that Mr Cameron was simply trying to sound "approachable"? Would you recommend this pronunciation to your pupils?Pacheconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-89941441664538439962011-06-03T08:16:20.317+02:002011-06-03T08:16:20.317+02:00That's right, John!That's right, John!Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-86276733692810600182011-06-03T00:07:33.615+02:002011-06-03T00:07:33.615+02:00Alex,
An even 'weaker' form of "goin...Alex,<br /><br />An even 'weaker' form of "going to" is quite often used, especially for the phrase "I'm going to". This turns up as /aɪŋnə/. Whew!John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-21375576034031631132011-06-02T17:50:49.292+02:002011-06-02T17:50:49.292+02:00Thank u, John!Thank u, John!Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-77299206003170586942011-06-02T17:42:38.075+02:002011-06-02T17:42:38.075+02:00I quite agree. I've been arguing for many year...I quite agree. I've been arguing for many years that we ought to add the weak form(s) of <i>going to</i> to the list of weak forms we teach.<br /><br />I've found NNS teachers of phonetics sometimes very reluctant to accept this opinion.John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.com