Enigmas of the English Alphabet

About Enigmas of the English Alphabet

I created this podcast for those who study English as a second language. It discusses the peculiarities of this language, how they can cause frustrations when learning its reading and pronunciation, and provides data to overcome them. Music by Musway Studio

Publisher

Alvaro Alves-Milho

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Dec 2021

Latest episode

3 Aug 2023

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Aug 2023

   Episode 7 - the AU digraph

   Let's talk about the AU sound. This sound is usually represented by this digraph but actually can be observed in other spellings. This sound is not included in the original vowel sounds of Latin or the long vowels of English. Video version: https://youtu.be/_XopVOiJT6o

2. 

   17 Jan 2023

   Episode 6 - The Great Vowel Shift

   The Great Vowel Shift, how it currently impacts English pronunciation, and how it is a constant source of confusion for both native English speakers and foreign language students of English

3. 

   20 Jun 2022

   Episode 5 - The Evolution of the English Alphabet

   How the English Alphabet evolved to its current condition

4. 

   21 Mar 2022

   Episode 4 - Engineering the Latin Alphabet

   How the Latin alphabet was engineered based on the mouth positions associated with each letter's sound and became the basis of spelling for all modern languages, including English.

5. 

   7 Feb 2022

   Episode 3 - Evolution of the Alphabet

   We discuss how the alphabet evolved to become the primary written communication tool.

6. 

   18 Jan 2022

   Episode 2 - continuing with the investigation

   The investigation continues to try to determine which criteria and rules were used by English scribes when they wrote the words of English. https://youtu.be/SMkLseEOy3s (https://youtu.be/SMkLseEOy3s)

7. 

   28 Dec 2021

   Episode 1 - My Story

   Why I wrote "Enigmas of the English Alphabet" - let's talk about English as a second language and its peculiarities that make it more difficult to learn than it seems. This is my story. https://youtu.be/WwaybcA94pU (https://youtu.be/WwaybcA94pU)

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