What is he saying? Please
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMclvCte3RY
Can you, please translate, what a man is saying starting from the "trapezoid" word and until the phrase "Lee is telling airy Ann's answer". The correct words are important for me and I can't rely on my ears. :dunno:
Thank you in advance
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Originally Posted by Eugene-p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMclvCte3RY
Can you, please translate, what a man is saying starting from the "trapezoid" word and until the phrase "Lee is telling airy Ann's answer". The correct words are important for me and I can't rely on my ears. :dunno:
Thank you in advance
Where is it, the vid's almost 10 mins long.
Re: What is he saying? Please
There's not too much, 1:00 - 1:40.
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...And you can see, right on the chart on the screen. You can look at that little trapezoid, ahh… that… you can see that the… the front vowels are way forward and go in an up and down line, ah… that the top vowel is made right near the hard palate, right in that spot between the hard palate and the front teeth, and then right in the lower jaw, right in front of the lower teeth is where you make that lower front vowel sound. The back vowels are way deep in the back of the head and ah th, th, the direction of the tongue and the way the tongue is used is different for each one of these vowels. So specificity and clarification of exactly what the muscle is doing is gonna be important. So let’s look at those front vowels, starting with the top. Lee. We’ll be using the phrase “ Lee is telling airy Ann’s answer.”
And what that means, I think, is a bullsh*t that has no practical value for anybody. :sad:
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Alex, you are right it's just a nonsense sentence; a bit like some of the sentences in the infamous "Pimsleur" Russian course although this is of course for a much more advanced learner.
When I first saw your question I was sure that they must be saying "Mary Ann" which is a female name. That would have made sense. But that's not what they are saying. Just like you say it is simply "airy Ann" which makes no sense at all.
It's just to improve pronounciation and articulation, or whatever the exercise is about. There is no expression about "airy" people....
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And what that means, I think, is a bullsh*t that has no practical value for anybody.
Thanks a lot, Alex. Much obliged.
Johanna is right, that sentence is just to say all the common front vowels in the order from top to bottom according to IPA. I know that it makes no sense.