by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 16, 2023 | Language Training
In this video, I discuss the subcategory of consonants called “sibilants.” Another word with the same pronunciation – “sibilance” – refers to the sound of audio interference which we sometimes hear on the radio or on poor quality audio recordings. This is the...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 10, 2023 | Language Training
Continuing with my series on English consonants, in this video I explain the remaining two main categories of consonant – glides (W & Y) and liquids (L & R). After this initial explanation of the main categories, I still have two more sub-categories to explain...
by Heather Chetwynd | Oct 5, 2023 | Language Training
In this post I talk about a category of English consonants called nasals. Nasal consonants are those that release sound through the nose. In some languages, nasal sounds permeate the vowels and a variety of consonants. In English, there are only three nasal...
by Heather Chetwynd | Oct 5, 2023 | Language Training
Following up on my previous video post about two categories into which all English consonants can be divided – either stops or continuants, in this video post I will discuss consonants which have friction. Technically called affricates and fricatives, their common...
by Heather Chetwynd | Oct 5, 2023 | Language Training
This is the first video in my series on a variety of aspects of pronunciation, starting with the consonants. I would say the consonants hold the vowels to create words. And in this first video, I talk about two basic categories that all consonants can be divided into...
