AUDIO ILLUSTRATIONS
Allophonic variation of vowels
Allophonic variation of vowels. Listen first, and then repeat the following words, paying attention to the realization of the vowels:
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normal length |
clipping |
lengthening |
extra length |
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1. |
card |
cart |
car |
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2. |
played |
plate |
play |
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3. |
feel |
feet |
fee |
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4. |
bat |
bad |
bay |
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5. |
pit |
pin |
pie |
Aspiration of voiceless plosives
Notice the different degrees of aspiration of the voiceless plosives. Listen and repeat.
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1. |
pend |
depend |
spend |
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2. |
tend |
intend |
stem |
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3. |
claim |
acclaim |
slain |
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4. |
peal |
appeal |
spell |
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5. |
tail |
retail |
steal |
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6. |
close |
enclose |
scope |
Assimilation
Assimilation.
The following words are pronounced slowly first, and then with assimilation.
Listen and repeat both forms.
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1. white paper |
2. stand by |
3. bath sats |
4. gold plate |
5. in question |
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6. seven pots |
7. that ghost |
8. in gear |
9. newspaper |
10. good cook |
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11. in May |
12. of course |
13. first class |
14. green beans |
15. give to |
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16. might out |
17. nice shells |
18. would you? |
19. when´s yours? |
20. Great Britain |
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21.best man |
22. set by |
23. bad guy |
24. let you |
25. rose shears |
Elision
Elision.
The following words are pronounced slowly first, and then with elision of some sounds.
Listen and repeat both forms.
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1. stand here |
2. I don´t know |
3. next please |
4. postman |
5. stand here |
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6. stand aside |
7. picked one |
8. asked him |
9. picked two |
10. give me one |
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11. looked horrible |
12. but came |
13. lost another |
14. wouldn´t answer |
15. add one |
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16. clothes |
17. can´t hurry |
18. want to drink |
19. old school |
20. one of them |