Phonetics (Week 3)

Consonants are produced with some obstruction or interruption of the flow of air.

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• False

The two words /bi:t/ and /bi:d/ differ in pronunciation and meaning.

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• False

Vowels are voiced but consonants can be both voiceless and voiced.

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• False

/t/ is voiced and /d/ is voiceless.

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• False

Fricatives are similar to plosives in that there is continuous friction as air is released.

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• False

Affricates are a combination of plosives and fricatives – beginning with a plosive and ending with a fricative.

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• False

The nasals are the three consonants /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/.

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• False

When we produce ‘approximants’ such as /r/, /j/, and /w/, the tongue touches another part of the mouth.

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• False

/p/ and /b/ are bilabial consonants.

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• False

When /r/ is pronounced after a vowel /kɑː(r)d/, it is a rhotic accent.

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• False