3.4: Aspirated Stops in English
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Not all stops are pronounced the same way. Native speakers of English produce the voiceless stops [p, t, k] as aspirated in some environments, but unaspirated in other environments. This unit deals with the systematic, predictable environments in English where aspiration occurs on voiceless stops.
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1. The following city names all contain the letter ‘t’ within the word. In which of them is the letter ‘t’ pronounced as [t
h
]?
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Victoria.
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Ottawa.
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Edmonton.
2. The following words all contain the segment /k/. In which of them is it pronounced as the allophone [k
h
]?
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Actually.
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Accomplish.
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Attic.
3. The following words all contain the segment /p/. In which of them is it pronounced as the allophone [p
h
]?
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Appearance.
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Zipper.
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Application.
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