TH

kkersey_austin kkersey at swbell.net
Mon Apr 18 13:46:09 UTC 2005


If you place your fingers on your throat you can easily feel the
difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants. 

Try these:

ffffffffff   (unvoiced)
vvvvvvvvvv   (voiced, you should be able to feel the buzz)

ssssssssss   (unvoiced)
zzzzzzzzzz   (voiced)

Then try the th words, but really drag out the 'th' part because the
vowels in the words will of course cause your voicebox to vibrate.

think, thick, etc (unvoiced th)
there, the, etc   (voiced th)

I can feel the difference when I do the ether/either pair, if I drag
out the th as I say it.

Hope this was helpful...

The other Karen







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