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The Flap
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8 R& j- w# q# y6 |5 Q2 cA flap occurs in three situations.
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1. A flap occurs when a 't' comes between two vowels. The pronunciation of the 't' in these incidences sounds
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Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.
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Do you need some water?
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# K+ h3 x: {+ W2 d" i letter becomes ledder4 q, Q! S/ Z# [/ k) O
The letter was in the mailbox. # ?) F& n* }. y; f) ^( e2 S+ N* E
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bottle becomes boddle
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butter becomes budder) [& Z2 a1 G1 ^
The butter melted in the sun.
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2. Flaps also occur when a 'd' comes between two vowels. The 'd' is still pronounced with a d sound, but it is5 z( p7 a: b" J
said very quickly. In the normal pronunciation of the d sound the tip of the tongue is placed on the tooth
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the sound. With a flap, the tip of the tongue barely touches the tooth ridge and the 'd' sound is made very5 R1 i" @9 [/ x1 s3 t$ C1 b
quickly.
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medical She is a medical student.
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The sediment on the river bottom is course sand.
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cadence
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spider A spider has eight legs.8 d, ~: L* h" x- B. o
+ Q/ j6 {' P3 F- G- Y) q! U 3. The third flap occurs when with linking of the consonant final letter of one word and the vowel letter of the/ m! Y4 {( I& [
next. (see section on linking)
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.
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'right away' becomes righ(d) da way" J2 w5 X/ s. o( Y$ n4 H* U" \
I'll get your bags right away sir.
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What if we go to Paris for vacation?: d) ?: t# Q0 X4 w6 z
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Might I suggest a new tie?; T) i5 _7 j5 w
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Note: The flap does not occur in some words (what, that) if they are spoken alone, without other words to8 {" ~( M0 N* _5 }6 j
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