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Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Bilabial
(lips)
Alveolar
3 types of closure
(tongue blade against alveolar ridge)
Velar
(back of tongue against the palate).
M Initially
Nasal N Initially
The tongue is in fact usually slightly curled backwards with the tip raised. Retroflex It rarely occurs after a diphthong or long vowel,
so only the short vowels i, e , ae, a , d , u , a are regularly found preceding
at the beginning of a syllable if it is preceded this consonant.
‘press’, ‘tress’, ‘cress by p, t, k; it is then voiceless and Devoiced r
fricative.
Distribution
BUT in British accent only produced in the
beginning ( before a vowel ) ✅ ( After a vowel ) ❌
A consonant produced when air stream escapes
Those accents which have r in final position
Definition through sides of tongue as complete closure
Rhotic
(before a pause) and before a consonant are between centre of tongue and alveolar.
R and non R
PTK are aspirated by beginning of syllable followed by a vowel ( pick , task , kept )
Special context Examples Fall. Pole
When PTK are followed by /w/ and /j/ they lose their voice ( Devoiced) and become fricative Dark
Resembles /u/ vowel
With consonant ( the cat ) ðə
The Lateral Back of tongue is raised
With vowel ( the egg ) ðɪ Consonant L
American Accent
Types
Irish Accent