Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What is the rule for pronouncing 's' as a verb ending in regular verbs in the 3rd person present simple?

No need to get into the hassle of what's voiceless, what's voiced or what a sibilant/hissing sound is. Just illustrate using example letters/sounds from the list below.

Default Re: /s/ /z/ /iz/

- /s/ after voiceless sounds { p, f , th, t , k , h } except for [s, sh, ch] which are voiceless but they belong to another category called 'hissing sounds'

-/iz/ after the hissing sounds [s , z, sh , ch, 3 , d3]

-/z/ after all sounds other than the above.

Source: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pronunciation-phonetics/38858-s-z-iz.html

Also: http://netgrammar.altec.org/Support/a101b4_101000.html
Also: http://www.project-read.com/pronouncing-s-endings/
Also: http://www.scribd.com/doc/4523097/HOW-TO-PRONOUNCES

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