10 Pronunciations of /t/

/t/ is one of the sounds with the most variations in English pronunciation. In this video we explore 10 allophones that commonly appear in a modern British accent: 1) fricative /s/ 2) affricated [tˢ] 3) voiced tap [ɾ] 4) voiced /d/ 5) bilabial /p/ 6) velar /k/ 7) affricate /tʃ/ 8) aspirated [tʰ] 9) glottal stop [ʔ] 10) unreleased [t̚] Native speakers use these variations unconsciously, but some of them are quite surprising when you stop to think what's actually occurring. To help the presentation, Queen Elizabeth II's portrait comes to life, and a 1960s BBC presenter with an RP accent seems a bit shocked. #pronunciation #phonetics #englishaccent #receivedpronunciation #queensenglish