I will say the s sound and then the sh sound. The air is pushed through wider area instead of through a small groove. The friction occurs between the back of the tooth ridge and the front of the tongue. In contrast, the sh sound is produced with the front of the tongue more flat and farther back in the mouth. The tongue is kept tense as air is pushed between the groove in the tip of the tongue and front of the tooth ridge. The tongue is shaped so that there is a groove in the tip, from front to back. The s sound is produced when the tip of the tongue is placed close to the front of tooth ridge. You can easily feel your tooth ridge with the tip of your tongue. The tooth ridge is the bony bump behind your top front teeth. This means that the vocal cords do not vibrate during the production of these sounds.Īnd finally to be able to talk about the s sound and sh sound, you have to be able to identify your tooth ridge. When practicing the s sound and sh sound, you should also know that these sounds are both unvoiced. A fricative is a sound that is created when air is pushed out through a small opening in the vocal tract. Hopefully you remember from past episodes that the s sound and sh sound are in the category of fricatives. Anning.Įven though Mary Anning had a very interesting life, my goal here today is not to teach you about her interesting finds I just to help you pronounce the sh sound and s sound more clearly. In 1908, Terry Sullivan wrote the children's tongue twister, "She Sells Seashells" based on Ms. In the process of collecting and selling, she discovered new species of sea life. She was collecting the the shells to sell in order to help support her family. She made these discoveries when she was out collecting seashells on the beach. Throughout her life she became well-known in the scientific realm for having made some important scientific fossil discoveries. I was surprised to recently learn that the tongue twister was written for a real-life woman named Mary Anning. If you want to practice alternating the s sound and sh sound, there is nothing better. "She sells seashells by the seashore" was one of my favorite tongue twisters when I was growing up. My name is Mandy, and this is our 154th episode. Hi again, and welcome back to Seattle Learning Academy's American English pronunciation podcast.
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