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Practice Parcial

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1) Transcribe the following fragment and mark all instances of aspiration, devoicing and no audible

release:

Christmas is a very evocative time for me, I guess because it was so important to mi
when I was a child.

2) Explain the stages in the production of plosive consonants.


3) Explain nasal release and lateral release.
4) What is aspiration? What kinds can you find?
5) What is devoicing?
6) Provide a full description (manner of articulation, place of articulation, force of energy, possible
spellings, distribution, and possible allophones) of the following sounds: /p/, /d/, /t/ and /z/

7) Decide if the underlined words should have strong or weak forms:

Assistant 1: Sorry, lady. Theres nothing I can do.


Lizzie: How rude!
Assistant 2: Good afternoon, madam. Can I help you at all?
Lizzie: Yes. I would like to return this purple dress and I would like to try on the red one.
Assistant 2: The one that girl is holding?
Lizzie: Exactly. Do you have another one?
Assistant 2: Im afraid not, she is buying the last one.
Lizzie: Oh, what a pity. Its a precious fabric. I have seen those kind of dresses, but nothing like this
model.
Assistant 2: Why dont you visit our other shop? They might have some red dress left.
Lizzie: Where is it?
Assistant 2: Not far away. Its close to the main avenue. Heres the address.
Lizzie: Oh, you are so kind, unlike the other assistant. Thank you.
Assistant: No problem, thank you.

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