play · pray7/20
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Hear both words in 10 voices
Each row is one speaker saying both words. Play one, then the other, and switch to slow when the difference hides.
play
US IPA: /pleɪ/
pray
US IPA: /preɪ/
Speed
- American woman, younger
- American woman, older
- American man, younger
- American man, older
- British woman, younger
- British woman, older
- British man, younger
- British man, older
- Australian woman
- Australian man
What's different
The p releases a puff of air and the L or R rides on it, so part of the sound is whispered. Listen to where the vowel starts: in pray, the r leaves it darker and a little rounded, like a quick "w"; in play, it starts bright.
There's a clue you can see as well: for pray, the lips are already rounded while the p is being said.
研究： Logan et al. 1991 · Lively et al. 1993 · Lively et al. 1994 · Bradlow et al. 1997 · Bradlow et al. 1999
聽辨重點
R 的聲音較暗、較圓，L 聽起來較輕、較清楚。
現在就開始，聽出差別。
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