英语复数发音结尾规律.pdfVIP

Just like the -ed ending, there are three ways of saying the plural “s” ending in English:  [s]  [z]  [ɪz] Example When we say the plural of two basic words in English:  “cats” [kæts]  “dogs” [dawgz] the plural “s” is said in two different ways:  “cats” [kæts] with an [s].  “cats” [kæts]  “dogs” [dawgz] with a [z].  “dogs” [dawgz] Why does the sound of the plural “s” change? The goal for English speakers is to speak efficiently, to say the most they can in the shortest amount of time. When there is a change in sound, the change is often caused by the sound right before it. This allows the vocal chords in particular to be more efficient; to continue what they are doing. Practice and Understand [t] Put your hand on the front of your neck and say the sound [t]. What do you feel?  You should feel nothing at all, meaning, there is no vibration in the vocal chords when you say [t]. [d] Now, put your hand on the front of your neck and say the sound[d]. What do you feel?  You should feel a vibration now. That’s because the vocal chords vibrate when you say the sound [d]. *This vibration or lack of vibration is what causes the plural “s”to sound like a [s] or [z]. [s] Now, put your hand in front of your neck and say the [s] sound. What do you feel? You should feel no vibration. [z] Put your fingers on the front of your neck and say the [z] sound. What do you feel? You should feel thevibration of the vocal chords. Rule Any time a word has a sound just before the plural “s” that has NO vibration in the vocal chords, the plural “s” will continue the lack of vibration and sound like a [s]. Any time you have a sound before the plural “s” that has the vibration, the vibration will carry forward andtransform the letter “s” into the [z] sound. There are also some sounds that require an extra syllable in order to be articulated. Example I can’t even say the plural of “br