Mid Term exam Fonetics

1. S U M M A R Y
S U M M A R Y
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
OF THE SOUNDS:
/ʃ/
/dʒ/
The sound /ʃ/ is a voiceless, alveo-palatal,
fricative consonant.
1he sound /ʒ/ voiced palato-alveolar
fricative; same as [ž]
The sound /tʃ/ is a voiceless, alveo-
palatal, affricate consonant.
The consonant /dʒ/ is a voiced,
alveo-palatal, affricate consonant
The sound /ʃ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
At the beginning of a syllable : ​
/ʃr/ (“shr”) – shrink
End of a syllable
/rʃ/ (“rsh”) - harsh,
/lʃ/ (“lsh”) - Welsh,
/ʃt/ (“shed”) - finished
/tʃ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
At the beginning of the syllable NONE
At the end : /rtʃ/ (“rch”) - porch
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/rtʃt/ (“rched”) - marched
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/ltʃ/ (“lch” ) - mulch
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/ltʃt/ (“lched”) - filched
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/ntʃ/ (“nch”) - ranch
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/ntʃt/ (“nched”) - pinched
The sound /dʒ/ can be in these consonant
clusters:
At the beginning NONE
End of a syllable /ndʒ/ (“nge”) - change
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
The sound /dʒ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
At the beginning NONE
End of a syllable: /ndʒ/ (“nge”) - change
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
/ndʒd/ (“nged”) - hinged
/ldʒd/ (“lged”) - divulged
/rdʒd/ (“rged”) - charged
By;Aracely Villalta
Mid Term Exam - Phonetics 2
Your vocal cords should not vibrate.
Your vocal cords should vibrate.
Your vocal cords should not vibrate.
Your vocal cords should vibrate.