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When a plosive / p, b, t, d, k, g / is followed by another plosive either within a word or at a word junction it's plosion becomes suppressed.
put down sit down don't talk take care write down | red corner cheep books good temper cold drinks hot toasts | blackboard football shopkeeper cold drinks textbook |
SOUND DRILLS
1. Practise loss of plosion in these words.
prospect architect begged lagged | accept attempt dubbed robbed | wrapped stopped shocked knocked | football rugby feedback bookcase |
2. Practice the following pairs of word combinations. Make sure you pronounce one consonant at the word junction in the left column and two consonants at the word junction in the right column. Be sure to "lose" the plosion of the first consonant in the right column.
red eye – red dye bright eyes – bright ties her bread – herb bread | top layer – top player big eight– big gate blackape – black cape | |||
3. Practice loss of plosion in these conversational exchanges. | ||||
a) What was she wearing? b) When did they have dinner? c) What's the matter? d) I'm twelve today. e) Did you enjoy the party? f) These bananas look good. g) What kind of house have they got? | –She was wearing a deep purple evening dress. –They had dinner at seven o'clock. –We've got a flat tyre, I'm afraid. –You're a big girl now, dear. –We had a really good time. –Mmmm... I love ripe bananas. –They've got a lovely back garden. | |||
FRICATIVE PLOSION
When a plosive consonant /p, b, t, d, k, g/ precedes a fricative consonant /s, z/ or an affricate / ʧ, ʤ/ in a word or at a word junction it has its plosion or release during the fricative. This phenomenon is a result of close articulation of the adjacent consonants (make frictions between the tongue-tip and the upper teeth; keep the lips flat and the teeth shown).
let’s what’s kinds upside | a bad chair a bit chilly a big chin actually |
LATERAL PLOSION
A plosive / p, b, t, d, k, g / preceding the lateral sonant / l / either within a word or at a word junction becomes laterally exploded, i.e. it has its explosion during / l /, the air stream passing at the sides of the tongue. Special care should be taken to pronounce the English sound combinations / pl, bl, tl, dl, kl, gl/with "lateral plosion". This can be achieved by practicing the pronunciation of these combinations without removing the tip of the tongue from the alveoli after /p, b, t, d, k, g / respectively.
NOTE: after a voiceless consonant / l / becomes a little bit devoiced (progressive assimilation affecting the work of the vocal cords).
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