English Consonants

Allophonic Variants
Aspiration
 Examples
• Pat pʰæt
• Pig pʰɪg
• Picture pʰɪktʃə
• Cotton kʰɒtn
• Tablet tʰæblɪt
• Top tʰɒp
• Apparently əpʰæɾəntlɪ
 Practice:

• Can you find aspiration in these words?

• Speak
• Part
• Plague
• Cat
• Treasure
• Tea
 Dentalization
• Dentalization affects certain alveolar sounds in
the proximity of either of the 2 dental sounds
(t/d/n/l/ + ð/ϴ).
• This allophonic variation might take place
within the same word and between word
boundaries.
 Let´s look at some examples:
• Although ɔ:lðəʊ ̪
• Health helθ̪
• Width wɪd̪θ
• At the door ət ̪ ðə dɔ:
• In that place ɪn̪ ðæt pleɪs
• Did the boy…? dɪd̪ ðə bɒɪ...
 Text: «Football»
• If you speak with any football fan, you will immediately
notice their passion for the sport. But this passion
doesn’t just extend to the fans – it extends to the
players as well. From local neighbourhood football
pitches to the biggest football stadiums in the world,
you will see fans of the sport playing a game, watching
a game, and cheering on their favourite players.
Dedicated football fans make it a point to watch every
game of their favourite team, and debates amongst
rival fans can be quite fervent.