This is a superb exposition of a hard-to-understand concept. In the old days phoneticians used to call the glottal stop "syllabics," when a consonant does the job that a vowel is supposed to do. In words like "gotten," "written," and "fountain" these words need to be spoken very fast in order to qualify for the glottal stop. However, notice what happens when these words are sung in slow tempo songs. In these songs the singer is forced to partially restore the resonance of the vowel by substituting a schwa for the glottal stop. Listen to Frank Sinatra's version of "Three Coins In The Fountain" or to any version of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and you'll see what I mean. But again your exposition of this concept here is superb.
Thank you so much, Ralph! Yes, I completely agree with you that the words need to be said at full speed in order for the glottal stop to sound acceptable. Good point about singing slower songs--when we need to drag that syllable out to make it fit the rhythm of the music, a glottal stop wouldn't work! But in John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High," a glottal stop works because that last syllable of "mountain" is not stretched out. Thanks for your comment!
I watched so much videos about this sound, but understood the most from your video! Thanks so much. Yet I pronounce /t/; it is easier for me than Glottal stop.
Yes, I can understand that. It's a difficult one to master, and since people will understand you well if you use a regular /t/ sound, it's not essential.
Glottal sound is a perfect topic. Thanks for the video. Would you please cover stress within sentence? Should the stressed syllable needs to be always high in pitch? Can we just prolong/stretch the sound duration of the stressed syllable? Thanks again and God bless you ❤️
Thanks so much--I'm glad you found the video helpful! I did an explanation of sentence stress in this video: ruclips.net/video/tirFm4Mb9GI/видео.html However, I mainly covered stress in the context of raising the pitch. You are right that it's possible to emphasize a word by just elongating the stressed syllable (and maybe giving that syllable a little more volume). We normally do raise our pitch, but there are situations where it doesn't seem to fit to raise the pitch, and that's where we'll give that stressed syllable a little longer duration instead. I will do a follow-up video in which I explain that. I have a few other requests from viewers for videos that I need to make first, so it may take a while, but I will do that. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
It’d be great to know words pronounced with glottal stop followed by prepositions or other nouns beginning with a vowel. Eg written in English . Do you link it as an only one word ?
Hi Gianni--Yes, as native speakers we would always link a final consonant to a beginning vowel, and it would sound like one word. I explained that concept in this video: ruclips.net/video/kZElpDyGCEs/видео.html I really appreciate you watching my video! :-)
Hi, I hope you are doing well. I truly appreciate your invaluable lessons as always. May I ask you the glottal stop sound before a vowel, I could hardly tell the difference because glottal stop and non glottal stop before a vowel, does it matter? Thank you very much in advance. Have a great day
Thanks for the question! I have to ask a clarifying question, though. Are you asking about the glottal stop used before vowel sounds at the beginning of a word, like "egg" or "over"? Or are you talking about a different situation? Can you give me an example?
Hello, can you tell me how we can understand long sentences when there are long sentences i have a hard time understanding them i have to read them again and again in order to understand them can you help me?
Hi J, the best thing to do is to try to break the long sentences down into "thought groups." For example, here's a long sentence broken down into thought groups (I've put a vertical line in between each one): In the 1970s and 80s | in the United States | it was common for school-aged children to be left alone at home | after school | without supervision | while their parents were still at work, | and these children were known as "latchkey kids" | because they usually carried their house keys with them.
Sadly this channel is underrated. I hope that youtube improve their algorithm to disseminate all the pronunciation lessons you’re teaching to your subscribers.
Well I sure appreciate your support of my channel, Bruno--and hopefully everyone will share it with their friends so it will gain traction! I'm glad you've found it helpful! 🙂
Merci beaucoup! Your videos are really helpful and should be noticed more and, Madam you are so nice and elegant.
Thank you so much, Grey. The channel is continuing to grow, and I'm very thankful for that. I'm really glad you're finding the videos helpful! 🙂
This is a superb exposition of a hard-to-understand concept. In the old days phoneticians used to call the glottal stop "syllabics," when a consonant does the job that a vowel is supposed to do. In words like "gotten," "written," and "fountain" these words need to be spoken very fast in order to qualify for the glottal stop. However, notice what happens when these words are sung in slow tempo songs. In these songs the singer is forced to partially restore the resonance of the vowel by substituting a schwa for the glottal stop. Listen to Frank Sinatra's version of "Three Coins In The Fountain" or to any version of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and you'll see what I mean. But again your exposition of this concept here is superb.
Thank you so much, Ralph! Yes, I completely agree with you that the words need to be said at full speed in order for the glottal stop to sound acceptable.
Good point about singing slower songs--when we need to drag that syllable out to make it fit the rhythm of the music, a glottal stop wouldn't work! But in John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High," a glottal stop works because that last syllable of "mountain" is not stretched out. Thanks for your comment!
I watched so much videos about this sound, but understood the most from your video! Thanks so much. Yet I pronounce /t/; it is easier for me than Glottal stop.
Yes, I can understand that. It's a difficult one to master, and since people will understand you well if you use a regular /t/ sound, it's not essential.
You are a real expert on RUclips, Lori. I hope to spread your knowledge.
Oh, that's very kind, Cynthia. Thank you! 🙂
Holy cow! this channel deserves a great deal of attention!
That's a high compliment, Alisa--thank you so much. And thank you for supporting my channel! 🙂
Another impressive video.
Thanks alot
Thank you, Haseen--I so appreciate your support of my channel! 🙂
Glottal sound is a perfect topic. Thanks for the video. Would you please cover stress within sentence? Should the stressed syllable needs to be always high in pitch? Can we just prolong/stretch the sound duration of the stressed syllable? Thanks again and God bless you ❤️
Thanks so much--I'm glad you found the video helpful!
I did an explanation of sentence stress in this video: ruclips.net/video/tirFm4Mb9GI/видео.html
However, I mainly covered stress in the context of raising the pitch. You are right that it's possible to emphasize a word by just elongating the stressed syllable (and maybe giving that syllable a little more volume). We normally do raise our pitch, but there are situations where it doesn't seem to fit to raise the pitch, and that's where we'll give that stressed syllable a little longer duration instead. I will do a follow-up video in which I explain that. I have a few other requests from viewers for videos that I need to make first, so it may take a while, but I will do that. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
It’d be great to know words pronounced with glottal stop followed by prepositions or other nouns beginning with a vowel. Eg written in English . Do you link it as an only one word ?
Hi Gianni--Yes, as native speakers we would always link a final consonant to a beginning vowel, and it would sound like one word. I explained that concept in this video: ruclips.net/video/kZElpDyGCEs/видео.html
I really appreciate you watching my video! :-)
Hi, I hope you are doing well. I truly appreciate your invaluable lessons as always. May I ask you the glottal stop sound before a vowel, I could hardly tell the difference because glottal stop and non glottal stop before a vowel, does it matter? Thank you very much in advance. Have a great day
Thanks for the question! I have to ask a clarifying question, though. Are you asking about the glottal stop used before vowel sounds at the beginning of a word, like "egg" or "over"? Or are you talking about a different situation? Can you give me an example?
Hello, can you tell me how we can understand long sentences when there are long sentences i have a hard time understanding them i have to read them again and again in order to understand them can you help me?
Hi J, the best thing to do is to try to break the long sentences down into "thought groups." For example, here's a long sentence broken down into thought groups (I've put a vertical line in between each one): In the 1970s and 80s | in the United States | it was common for school-aged children to be left alone at home | after school | without supervision | while their parents were still at work, | and these children were known as "latchkey kids" | because they usually carried their house keys with them.
Sadly this channel is underrated. I hope that youtube improve their algorithm to disseminate all the pronunciation lessons you’re teaching to your subscribers.
Well I sure appreciate your support of my channel, Bruno--and hopefully everyone will share it with their friends so it will gain traction! I'm glad you've found it helpful! 🙂
Dear Lori! What state are you from?
Hi Geraldo--I grew up in Washington State, in the Pacific Northwest.
@@pronunciationsnippets Thanks for answering you are very kind. A strong hug!
You're so cute