Chapter 6,phonetics
1. How do we pronounce fricatives? they are consonant in reach air through the small passage and make a hissing sound they are continuant consonant.

2.Name English fricative sounds and give their features?
v= +consonant +fricative +dental +voice
f= +consonant +fricative +labio- dental -voice
s= +consonant +fricative +alveolar -voice

3. Define affricatives? Are rather complex consonanats.hey begin as plosive and end as fricative


5.Are all "plosive+fricative" combinations called "affricates"? Give examples. church

6.What is the meaning of "homorganic"?Consonants that are not articulated in the same place are called heterorganic.


7.How is "h" pronounced between two vowels?the place of articulation of this consonant is glottal . this mean that the narrowing product the fricton noise is between the vocal fold .

8. What is "breathy voice"?it is pronounce with voicing -not the normal voicing of vowel but a weak , slightly fricative sound.

9. How do native speakers of English pronounce the initial phonemes of the words "when" and"yet"?a voicless fricative with the same lip,tongue and jaw position as w .

1. How do we pronounce fricatives?
fricatives are consonants in which air escape through a small passage and makes a hissing sound . they are continuant consonant , which means that you can continue making them without interruption as long as you have enough air in your lungs.

. Define affricatives?

affricatives are rather complex consonants . they begin as plosives and end as fricatives.

How is "h" pronounced between two vowels?

phonologically , h is a consonant.it is usually found before vowels.as well as being found in initial position it is found medially in words such as 'ahead' .its noticeable that when h occurs between voiced sounds , it is pronounced with voicing - not the normal voicing of vowels but a weak.

What is "breathy voice"?
slighty fricative sound called breathy voice