Pronunciation skills training for broadcasters and hosts of bilabial sounds

Broadcaster hosts pronunciation skills training for bilabial sounds

If the bilabial sounds are not pronounced accurately or in place, it will give people the impression of a lazy mouth, flat lips and weak tongue, or even It will affect our daily interpersonal communication. So, how to pronounce bilabial sounds well? The following is for reference only!

Bilabial sound, as the name suggests, is a kind of pronunciation caused by the contact between the upper lip and the lower lip, which blocks the flow of speech. There are three initial consonants in Chinese Pinyin that have one common point in pronunciation. They are all pronounced by the obstruction caused by the upper and lower lips closing tightly. These three initial consonants are bilabial sounds: b p m. The pronunciation methods of these three initial consonants are generally similar, but slightly different.

First of all, let’s talk about the similarities in the pronunciation of the three initial consonants of bilabial sounds: we divide our mouth into three sections evenly. When pronouncing bilabial sounds, we need to focus on the middle section of the mouth. That is to say, the force point of bilabial sounds is the same, and the closing is concentrated in the central third of the lips. Pronounced bilabial sounds in this way can concentrate the pronunciation power, effectively improve the clarity of the pronunciation, and make the sound concentrated and loud, which sounds particularly crisp and beautiful. At the same time, there are two things to pay attention to when pronouncing these three bilabial sounds. place. Be careful not to purse your lips, otherwise it will affect the intonation and make the pronunciation of the words muffled; be careful not to grin, otherwise it will affect the opening of the mouth, and the power during pronunciation will be dispersed, making the pronunciation unclear. Once you have mastered the most common points in pronunciation of bilabial sounds, you can basically master the pronunciation method of bilabial sounds. However, if you want to pronounce bilabial sounds accurately, you must have a deep understanding of the differences in the pronunciation of these three bilabial sounds and distinguish them. Only then can the delivery be accurate and in place.

Next, let’s take a look at the differences between the pronunciation of the three bilabial sounds:

1. First, let’s look at the bilabial sound b. When pronouncing b, the lips are closed, the soft palate rises, and the airflow is accumulated because the passage is completely closed. Then the lips are opened, and the airflow blurts out, bursting into a sound, and the vocal cords do not vibrate. (Note: The pronunciation of b in Chinese and b in English are different. When the Chinese b is pronounced, the vocal cords do not vibrate. When the English b is pronounced, the vocal cords vibrate. Therefore, the pronunciation of b in Chinese cannot be used. To pronounce b in English, you cannot use the pronunciation of b in English to pronounce b in Chinese.

Word practice: monosyllable: banbengbangbabubiebaobibbiaobaopump

Two syllables: Running around as a pacesetter, all over the northern wall, posting posters as assistant to the Bengbu mutiny

Four-character words: All-inclusive, all-encompassing, leaping like thunder, wandering through mountains and rivers, becoming a monk halfway through the mountains and rivers, learning from others, seclusion, self-defense, and coincidence

2. Next, look at the bilabial sound p. When pronouncing p, the articulation position and method of pronouncing it are basically the same as when pronouncing b, except that when pronouncing p, the airflow rushing out is much stronger than when pronouncing b, like p. , called aspirated. Therefore, b is a bilabial unaspirated sound, and p is a bilabial aspirated sound.

Word practice: monosyllable: flat pan fat row piao penpo bang paopao po

Two syllables: surging criticism, ping pong radical, hill climbing, mother-in-law's platter, remote pipa leather robe

Four-character words: Bystanders are clear, race horses, watch flowers, wear stars, wear moon, husbands have the responsibility to throw bricks to attract jade flowers, meet in water, calmly criticize the first-class products, and sink the boat

3. Finally, let’s look at the bilabial sound m. When pronouncing m, the lips are closed, closing the oral passage of airflow, the soft palate droops, and the airflow escapes from the nasal cavity, and the vocal cords vibrate at the same time to form a sound. The difference is that when pronouncing b and p, the airflow comes from the mouth; while when pronouncing m, the airflow comes from the nose. Like this, it creates an obstruction in the mouth, allowing the airflow to escape from the nasal cavity and vibrate at the same time. The vocal cords form sounds, and the sounds produced in this way are called nasal sounds.

Word practice: Monosyllabic: Mom is bright, slow, her eyes are full of beauty, and she seeks beauty to destroy

Bi-syllable: Bright and wonderful, lifeline is filled with happiness, herdsmen are dense, their faces are blind

Four-character words: Full of spring breeze, inexplicable, obscurity, working hard, making the people rich, the country strong, a big lie, suddenly enlightened, beautiful beyond recognition

Above we have talked about the pronunciation of the bilabial sounds b, p, and m, and we know how to pronounce these three sounds. The same and different places. But in order to consolidate it, tongue twister training is essential in the professional study of broadcasting and hosting. It can help us consolidate and distinguish pronunciation, and at the same time exercise the flexibility of the lips and tongue.

Mending leather pants (b, p)

I went up to Cistercian Mountain and cut down the Cistercian tree.

The Cistercian tree tore my leather pants.

If your leather pants are torn, you need to mend them.

If your leather pants are not torn, you don’t need to mend them.

Popsicles hit the bottle (b, p)

Half a bowl of popsicles, half a bottle,

Popsicles hit the basin, basin hit the bottle,

Don’t be afraid if the bowl hits the popsicle bowl,

The popsicle will collapse if it hits the bottle.

Buying dumplings (b, p)

Uncle Bai, Uncle Peng, buy dumplings in the dumpling shop.

Uncle Bai bought a big dumpling, and Uncle Peng bought a big dumpling.

I took it home to my mother-in-law, who went to compete for cakes.

I don’t know whether Uncle Bai bought a big dumpling or Uncle Peng bought a big dumpling.

White Temple and White Cat (b, m)

A white cat squats outside the White Temple, and there is a white hat inside the White Temple.

The white cat outside the White Temple saw the white hat, and ran out of the White Temple with the white hat in its mouth.

Dad holds the baby (b, p, m)

Dad holds the baby and runs to the cloth shop to buy cloth to make a robe.

The baby cannot run when wearing a robe, and the robe will tear after running for eight steps.

When the cloth robe is torn, it needs to be repaired with cloth. Then I go to the cloth shop to buy cloth to repair the robe.

Two cats (b, p, m)

The white cat has a black nose, and the black cat has a white nose.

The black cat’s white nose broke the white cat’s black nose.

The white cat’s black nose was broken, so he peeled off some corn husks to patch it up.

The black cat’s white nose is not broken, so there is no need to peel off the chaff to mend it.

In the broadcasting and hosting profession, the accuracy of pronunciation is largely reflected in the initial consonants. The ambiguity that occurs during recitation is directly related to the initial consonants. The initial consonants are the basis for accurate and clear articulation. Bilabial sound is a relatively simple but frequently used initial consonant in the broadcasting and hosting profession. Therefore, only by mastering the essentials and repeatedly practicing the pronunciation of bilabial sounds can we achieve accurate bite and clear pronunciation, so that the entire syllable containing the initial consonant of bilabial sounds can be complete and clear. ;