Hi there! I have some doubts about the differences between how you explain this and how my teacher does. Here is the definition for dentalisation she gave us: "If an alveolar sound is produced before a dental, its place of articulation changes to dental" This and your explanation are in opposite positions as far as I could understand, regarding where dentalization is produced.
The definition your teacher gave you is absolutely correct-- when you say something like "then they" there's a tendency to move the place of articulation of the /n/ sound to the back of the front teeth instead of the alveolar ridge. What class are you taking? When I'm discussing [θ] and [ð], perhaps a clearer way for me to say it would be the person isn't saying those sounds at all, but a dentalized [d] or [t], so the [d] and [t] sounds are being moved from the alveolar ridge to the back of the front teeth. Both TH sounds are already dental fricatives. In either case, I agree with your teacher that dentalization is produced on the back of the front teeth. Does this help at all?
I am a bit confused. I praised a speaker on a video because he emphasized his consonants especially at the end of his words, which made him easy to understand and a delight to listen to. However, someone wrote that "sorry, that was dentalization"...as if that was a bad thing. So which is it? Is dentalization a good or bad thing? Or is it more nuanced than that?
This is a clear explanation for d and t in Italian sound.
Hi there! I have some doubts about the differences between how you explain this and how my teacher does.
Here is the definition for dentalisation she gave us: "If an alveolar sound is produced before a dental, its place of articulation changes to dental"
This and your explanation are in opposite positions as far as I could understand, regarding where dentalization is produced.
The definition your teacher gave you is absolutely correct-- when you say something like "then they" there's a tendency to move the place of articulation of the /n/ sound to the back of the front teeth instead of the alveolar ridge. What class are you taking?
When I'm discussing [θ] and [ð], perhaps a clearer way for me to say it would be the person isn't saying those sounds at all, but a dentalized [d] or [t], so the [d] and [t] sounds are being moved from the alveolar ridge to the back of the front teeth. Both TH sounds are already dental fricatives. In either case, I agree with your teacher that dentalization is produced on the back of the front teeth. Does this help at all?
you are very accurate in your explanation.
Thank you!
I suggest you put a tilde on the near close near front unrounded vowel. It should be nasalized. Nevertheless, I enjoy your videos.
Hi there, when we hear, how can we distinguish dentalized [s] , ʂ and ɬ? any tips can share with us? thanks a lot
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I am a bit confused. I praised a speaker on a video because he emphasized his consonants especially at the end of his words, which made him easy to understand and a delight to listen to. However, someone wrote that "sorry, that was dentalization"...as if that was a bad thing. So which is it? Is dentalization a good or bad thing? Or is it more nuanced than that?
In the prescriptivist sense, everything can be a bad thing. In the descriptivist sense, nothing is a bad thing.