The aspirated T vs unaspirated T

[Xhui123]

Do these words use an unaspirated T? but, blanket, depart

 

[sdgraham]

Do these words use unaspirated T? but, blanket, depart

If you're asking whether the the final 't' is pronounced, the answer is "yes."
(As a native speaker, I don't know what an aspirated "t" means)

 

[natkretep]

An aspirated T is when you release a puff of air after saying the T sound.

Generally, the T at the end of a syllable is not aspirated. It might even be unreleased (meaning the tongue is placed behind the upper teeth for the /t/ sound, but the air is not pushed through).

If the next syllable begins with a vowel (eg but in here), it is possible to move the /t/ to the start of the next syllable and aspirate it.

 

[Xhui123]

An aspirated T is when you release a puff of air after saying the T sound.

Generally, the T at the end of a syllable is not aspirated. It might even be unreleased (meaning the tongue is placed behind the upper teeth for the /t/ sound, but the air is not pushed through).

If the next syllable begins with a vowel (eg but in here), it is possible to move the /t/ to the start of the next syllable and aspirate it.

Thanks a lot! Do you have some more examples when the t is pronounced together with the next vowel?

 

[Forero]

Thanks a lot! Do you have some more examples when the t is pronounced together with the next vowel?

The particular vowel sound does not matter. The next word may "hour" or anything else that begins with a vowel sound, but note that "unique", for example, begins with a "y" sound, not a vowel sound.

Personally, I seldom move a final consonant onto the next word, but in some dialects it is very common, even with consonants.

In my dialect (Southern American), aspiration is not phonemic and is usually restricted to initial consonants in stressed syllables (syllables with primary or other stress).

 

[natkretep]

Thanks a lot! Do you have some more examples when the t is pronounced together with the next vowel?

I'm sure you can see the pattern already. If you say tap, the T is aspirated. If you say pat on its own, the T isn't normally aspirated. If you say pat a cake, you can have:

• an unaspirated and unreleased T
• an aspirated T (with the T joining the next syllable)
• a glottal stop instead of a T (especially in some BrE accents)
• a voiced T (in AmE, and also in some BrE and AusE accents)

 

[Xhui123]

I'm sure you can see the pattern already. If you say tap, the T is aspirated. If you say pat on its own, the T isn't normally aspirated. If you say pat a cake, you can have:

• an unaspirated and unreleased T
• an aspirated T (with the T joining the next syllable)
• a glottal stop instead of a T (especially in some BrE accents)
• a voiced T (in AmE, and also in some BrE and AusE accents)

Thanks!

 

[Xhui123]

I'm sure you can see the pattern already. If you say tap, the T is aspirated. If you say pat on its own, the T isn't normally aspirated. If you say pat a cake, you can have:

• an unaspirated and unreleased T
• an aspirated T (with the T joining the next syllable)
• a glottal stop instead of a T (especially in some BrE accents)
• a voiced T (in AmE, and also in some BrE and AusE accents)

How do you pronounce the 'T' before an 'I' in different accents, especially in general AmE and standard BrE? For example, what I think is ... Do you pronounce the T?