[w]-insertion | English Pronunciation Lesson
[w]-insertion
English Pronunciation Lesson
Series on Consonant Sounds in English
Introduction
English speakers always seek to add more musicality and flow to their speech. This has caused them to insert sounds into words which naturally come from the position of their mouths. Inserting these sounds also allows the speaker to de-stress syllables a bit more.
Specifically, English speakers insert:
[y] (see [y]-insertion lesson)
[w]
into words.
Example
If we did not insert a [y] into the word:
“menu” [MɛN nyuw]
We would have to say:
“menu” [MɛN uw]
which has less variation in stress and less music and rhythm in the speech.
Listen and Repeat
Notice where I insert the [w] sound, by rounding my lips in the following words:
“question” [KWɛs tʃən]
“quick” [KWIK]
“quiet” [KWɑiY yɪt]
“colloquial” [kə LOW kwiy yəl]
“consequences” [KɑN sə kwɛn sIz]
“nuance” [NUW wɑns]
“delinquent” [də LɪN kwɪnt]
Notice that there is also a [w] sound inserted at the end of the following vowel sounds, due to the rounding of the lips:
[auw] vowel sound (“ow”)
“doubt” [DÆUWT]
[ow] vowel sound (“oh”)
“go” [gow]
[uw] vowel sound (“ooh”)
“blue” [bluw]
Series on Consonant Sounds in English
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