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FYI, 'soft T' doesn't mean anything to western English speakers. They have a 'T' and a 'Th', the latter of which is actually a fricative, and not really a 'T' s
by tacomonstrous 9y ago
FYI, 'soft T' doesn't mean anything to western English speakers. They have a 'T' and a 'Th', the latter of which is actually a fricative, and not really a 'T' sound in the strict sense. I guess an Indian 'soft T' is better described as a more Italian sounding 'T', articulated mainly against the teeth.
- Myrmornis 9y agoIs a soft T like the way some Americans say "water", i.e. with a "D" like sound, as compared to the hard "T" in water traditional in British English?
- kinkrtyavimoodh 9y agoNo. It's a soft T the way Spanish or Italian speakers say their Ts.
- njsubedi 9y agoImagine saying "both age" without the "bo"
- tacomonstrous 9y agoThat's actually closer to the voiced retroflex sound which Indians often use as their 'hard D', articulated further back in the palate, with the tongue rolled back a bit.