IJLLC | Variations Appearing in the Pronunciation of the Groups of Same Letters Starting with the Alphabet ‘T’ in Different English Words

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Variations Appearing in the Pronunciation of the Groups of Same Letters Starting with the Alphabet ‘T’ in Different English Words

Uttam Balu Koli

International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture (IJLLC), Vol-3,Issue-5, September - October 2023, Pages 9-19, 10.22161/ijllc.3.5.2

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Article Info: Received: 03 Aug 2023, Received in revised form: 15 Sep 2023, Accepted: 25 Sep 2023, Available online: 08 Oct 2023

Abstract:

The present research article illustrates the variations appearing in the pronunciation of the groups of same letters starting with the alphabet ‘T’ in different English words. The groups of same letters starting with the alphabet ‘T’ in different English words, having variations in the pronunciation, are thirty-five in numbers which are: ta, tai, tate, te, tea, th, tha, the, there, thi, tho, thou, thra, thri, thro, thy, ti, tia, tie, tio, to, tou, tra, tre, trea, tri, tro, trou, tru, try, tte, tu, tua, twi and ty. These thirty-five groups of same letters have been highlighted with three hundred and eighty-five examples including words and phonetic transcriptions which will no doubt facilitate the comprehension in the select section of specifications. The concluding remark and reference list have been affixed in the last part of this study.

Keywords:

Alphabets, Comprehension, Illustrates, Variations, Words

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