2.10: Sonority, Consonants, and Vowels
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Sonority has to do with how much acoustic energy a given speech sound has. Linguists divide speech sounds into three broad categories, vowels, consonants, and glides, according to their sonority.
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1. What kind of sound is the first sound in the word
early
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Vowel.
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Glide.
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Voiced consonant.
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Voiceless consonant.
2. What kind of sound is the first sound in the word
junior
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Vowel.
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Glide.
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Voiced consonant.
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Voiceless consonant.
3. What kind of sound is the first sound in the word
winter
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Vowel.
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Glide.
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Voiced consonant.
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Voiceless consonant.
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