This is being done for a class project in the Department of Linguistics at UCLA by Professor Bruce Hayes. You may contact him with any questions at bhayes@humnet.ucla.edu.
I'm interested in a particular detail of American English pronunciation.
Some t's in American English get pronounced in a funny way: they're sort of like d's. You make them by flipping the tip of your tongue gently against the roof of your mouth. Listen to yourself saying the t's in these words:
city, metal, catalog
Now say these words to yourself. The t's they contain will probably not sound like d's; they're just normal-type t's.
top, intend, protein
So, there are two kinds of t, the city kind and the top kind. This task is a survey whose goal is to find out which kind of t American English speakers say in a variety of words.
You are asked some preliminary questions, followed by a list of 28 English words where you indicate which kind of t you would most often say, by clicking the buttons. When a word has more than one t, please answer for the t that is in red, as for example in irritate.
Before you start in on the list of words, please tell me a little about your language background.
What is your proficiency in English?
| Intermediate | High (fluent non-native) | Native |
Where did you live before the age of 14? Please give city, state, country. If you moved, you can give more than one answer.
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
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| t like in city | t like in top | I don't know this word. |
Now please go back and check that you entered a response for every word. Like anyone else I'm reluctant to pay up if you leave a whole lot of blanks!
Your comments on this task are very welcome. Please enter them here.
Thank you for your participation.