There are some words in English that are pronounced differently by different speakers. For example, some speakers pronounce the word economics with an initial [ɛ] - [ˌɛk
əˈnɒmɪks] and others with an initial [i] - [ˌikənɒmɪks]. In this word, [ɛ] and [i] are said to be in free variation. Free variation can also be found when you hear British English speaker says the word tomato [təˈmeɪtoʊ] ,while North American speaker says [təˈmɑtoʊ]. Another example is the glottal stop in the word button. You might hear one speaker pronounces it [bʌtn] while other speaker pronounces [bʌ?n].
In linguistics, free variation is the phenomenon of two (or more) sounds or forms appearing in the same environment without a change in meaning and without being considered incorrect by native speakers. However, as for the case in the sounds [i] and [ɛ], we cannot substitute those two sounds in all words. Did you beat the drum? does not mean the same thing as Did you bet the drum?.
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harusnya dosen phoneticku baca ini. dan ini kasusnya malah seringan terdapat pada native mbak. nh bikin kita say "Sory? can u repeat it?"
ha ha ha ha
kalo yang ngomong orang cina ma jawa pasti juga beda banget jadinya?
yes to?
Saya tak privat saja ya Bu....
british ngomongnya gimana,,american ngomongnya gimana?
ada yg 'kyuren' gitu ya ngomongnya?
*gag bisa nulis phonetic spelling*