In this American English pronunciation video, We're going to talk about aa, aa, aa, and
placement in American English.
I've found myself talking about placement a lot recently in my online course, and with
my private students. This is because placement can effect the quality of a vowel, the sound
of a vowel. Take, for example, AH and UH. The difference in the tongue position, in
the lip position, jaw position, is very subtle. The sound is effected as much by the placement
as by the change in the mouth position. AH -- I feel that vibrating more here in the
mouth. Ah. But UH, uh, I feel that more here. Ah, uh. The core sound of American English
is, uh, very grounded here in the chest. But for other languages, there's some manipulation
in the throat, in the neck, that causes the placement, uh, to rise further up into the
face. So if you're trying to speak American English but all of your placement is here,
you're going to lack some of the quality of the vowel, uh, uh, that we need.
If you've never thought about placement before, this can be a pretty confusing concept. It's
not something you can see, like adjusting a lip position. But, it can make a big difference
in your sound. As a first step, I invite you to just play around with placement like I
did in the introduction of the video. AA. Point, ah, and try to feel the vibration there.
Uh. Pay attention to what subtle differences are changing. Maybe there's some tension in
the neck and then a relaxation as you move from one placement to another.
Keep in mind we're not changing the pitch of the sound, we're changing the placement.
Aa, aa. Same pitch, same vowel, different placement. Once you've been able to start
feeling your voice in different places in your mouth, start trying to think about getting
it down here. This requires a full relaxation of the throat. No muscles here should be engaged.
Uh, uh. So when the throat relaxes and opens up, it allows the voice to settle down here.
Uh, uh. If you've always spoken with a high placement, it might feel like your throat
is already relaxed because that is what is natural and normal to you. So, try to push
your placement really far forward. And see what changes happen to make that sound move
forward. Aa. If I make that sound, I feel, aa, a tightening here, in my throat. So I
know if I want to bring it back, I have to relax that. Aa, aa.
If you have a hard time hearing the difference between between Ah and Uh, ah, uh, thinking
about placement may help.
As you work on your speech, think about the fact that the core sound of American English
is uh, placed here, uh, uh. You may find that the quality of your vowels improve, and that
you start to sound more American.
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
I'm excited to announce that I'm running another online course, so do check out my website
for details. You'll find on there all sorts of information about the course, who should
take the course, and requirements. I really hope you'll check it out and consider signing
up. I've had a blast with my first online course, and I'm looking forward to getting
to know you.
Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with
the IPA in this play list. Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest
video.
{{
在这个美式英语发音视频中，我们将讨论美式英语中的 aa、aa、aa 和
位置。
我发现自己 最近在我的在线课程和
我的私人学生中谈论了很多安置。 这是因为位置 会影响元音的质量，即
元音的发音。 以 AH 和 UH 为例。 舌头位置
、嘴唇位置、下巴位置的差异非常细微。 声音的影响
与嘴巴位置的变化一样多。 啊 ——我觉得嘴里振动得更厉害了
。 啊。 但是呃，呃，我在这里感觉更多。 啊，呃。 美式英语的核心声音
，呃，非常扎根在胸中。 但是 对于其他语言，
喉咙，颈部有一些操作，导致 位置，呃，进一步上升到
脸部。 因此，如果您尝试说美式 英语，但您的所有位置都在这里，
您将缺乏 一些我们需要的元音质量。
如果您以前从未考虑过放置， 这可能是一个非常令人困惑的概念。 这
不是您可以看到的，例如 调整嘴唇位置。 但是，它可以对
你的声音产生很大的影响。 作为第一步，我邀请 您像
我在视频介绍中所做的那样尝试放置。 AA。 点啊，试着去感受那里的振动。
呃。 注意哪些细微的差异 正在发生变化。
当你 从一个位置移动到另一个位置时，可能颈部有些紧张，然后放松。
请记住，我们不是在改变 声音的音高，而是在改变位置。
啊，啊。 相同的音高，相同的元音，不同的 位置。 一旦你能够开始
在嘴里的不同位置感觉到你的声音 ，就开始考虑把
它放在这里。 这需要 喉咙完全放松。 这里不应使用任何肌肉。
呃，呃。 因此，当喉咙放松并张开 时，它可以让声音在这里安定下来。
呃，呃。 如果你说话的位置总是很高 ，你可能会觉得你的
喉咙已经放松了，因为这 对你来说是自然和正常的。 所以，试着把
你的位置推得很远。 看看 发生了哪些变化以使声音
向前发展。 啊。 如果我发出那个声音，我会觉得， 啊，我的喉咙里一阵发紧。 所以我
知道如果我想把它带回来，我必须 放松一下。 啊，啊。
如果您很难听到 Ah 和 Uh 之间的区别，啊，呃，
考虑安置可能会有所帮助。
当你进行演讲时， 想想美式英语的核心声音
是 uh, 放在这里，uh, uh。 你可能会发现 你的元音质量提高了，
你开始听起来更美国化了。
就是这样，非常 感谢您使用 Rachel 的英语。
我很高兴地宣布我正在开设另一门 在线课程，所以请查看我的网站
了解详情。 你会在那里找到 关于课程、谁应该
参加课程以及要求的各种信息。 我真的 希望你能检查一下并考虑
注册。 我的第一个在线 课程很开心，我很期待
认识你。
不要停在那里。 享受我的真实 英语视频。 或者更熟悉
这个播放列表中的 IPA。 了解 我提供的在线课程，或查看我的最新
视频。