13:33 you said the tongue comes up for the S sound ( i think you pronounce the letter S the tip of tongue comes behind lower back teeth. which one is right or depend on the next letter. thank you so much.
Hi! Thank you for your question :) You are correct about my S pronunciation - I pronounce the S sound with my tongue tip behind the lower front teeth, or sometimes maybe between the upper and lower from teeth. In the video, I said, "the tongue tip comes up for the S sound". I said that because the AA /æ/ sound was before the S sound, and for the AA /æ/ sound the tongue tip is farther down than the S. So when you say the AA /æ/ sound, the tongue tip is down (maybe at the bottom of the lower front teeth), and then the tongue tip comes up slightly for the S sound (maybe to the top of the lower front teeth). The movement of the tongue from the AA /æ/ to the S is minimal - it's a small movement. But both sounds are made with the tongue tip behind the lower bottom teeth - the AA /æ/ is slightly lower than the S (at least, that's how I make those sounds!). I hope I was able to explain this clearly, but please let me know if you need me to explain it again! :)
hello, you said before ( when you pronounce the letter S the tip of tongue comes behind lower back teeth.) 4:26 but here in ST cluster you said the letter S comes up behind upper teeth like T letter. am i right.
Hi! Thank you for this question, too :) In the video, I said, "then the tongue tip comes up for the ST cluster". I said that because the sound that came before the ST cluster was the IH /ɪ/ vowel. I feel that my tongue tip is farther down for the IH /ɪ/ vowel, and when I transition from IH /ɪ/ to ST, it feels like my tongue tip moves up slightly. But my tongue tip stays behind my lower front teeth (or between my lower and upper front teeth) for the S sound. Then it moves up to the alveolar ridge for the T. So in summary: My tongue tip feels lower for the IH /ɪ/ sound, then comes up just slightly for the S sound, then it comes up to the roof of my mouth at the alveolar ridge for the T sound. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you need me to explain it again! :)
