CONTRASTING /ɛ/ AND /a/ (the vowels of DRESS and TRAP)

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From a channel Lumen includes in full: Dr Geoff Lindsey, a phonetician and former UCL lecturer, explains English pronunciation, accents and sound change with spectrograms, transcription and recordings, debunking common myths along the way.

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A 4-minute video from Dr Geoff Lindsey's catalogue; the title names its topic.

Video by Dr Geoff Lindsey, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of Speech • Pronunciation • Accents

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