ENGL 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Preposition And Postposition, Semivowel, Future Perfect
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Long a = extended father" or straw. C or gs with a dot on top turn into ch and y sounds, respectively. Wynn is similar to one of the th sounds and the symbol is often replaced with just w. Stress goes to the first syllable in most cases. Words with verb generally have no stress on the first syllable. Word with the prefix be- or ge- never have stress on the first syllable. A normal a" does not sound like apple, but more like ah ae = ash oe = ash (but longer) Long and short ea", eo", or ie" pronounced as schwa (a sound in sofa) Stops = consonant sounds where the breath stream is momentarily stopped and then released. Fricatives = when the speaker creates a narrow opening through which the breath stream is forced, causing friction. Affricatives = combinations of sounds in which the first sound is a stop and the second a fricative.