Tag: Received Pronunciation
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Stress within a SENTENCE (Weak Forms)
This video is a continuation of my video about stress within a word. This time, I was tasked with making a video about how the placement of stress in a sentence can change the meaning of the sentence. In the video, I went further and explained a feature in the English language called the “weak…
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[Video Reportage] July 4 said to be one of the hottest days on record
In a class called “Journalism”, I was tasked with making a reportage video on a recent newsworthy event. At that time, there was an interesting phenomenon that wasn’t largely talked about in relation to the circumstances in Indonesia. I decided to develop a coverage that connected a nearby situation to a larger narrative. Process I…
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Schwa (or the ⟨ə⟩ sound) is not what you think it is (maybe)
This video was submitted as my midterm assignment for Pronunciation and Intonation 1, a mandatory subject of study for students in my programme. My instructor tasked the students with creating a video about vowels in the English language. In the video, I expressed my opinions on the Schwa sound (⟨ə⟩) and argued that the transcription…
