The initial sound of “peak” is aspirated while the second sound of “speak” is unaspirated. They are allophones.
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- When a speech sound changes and becomes more like another sound which follows it, it is said to be ______. A: nasalized B: assimilated C: aspirated D: voiced
- When a speech sound changes and becomes more like another sound which follows or precedes it, it is said to be ( ). A: nasalized B: assimilated C: aspirated D: voiced
- Speakers of English join words together by blending or joining the last sound of a word with the initial sound of the following word. ( )
- While he ______ , he ______ a sound outside the room.
- 中国大学MOOC: In English, the distinction between aspirated[pʰ]and unaspirated [p] is not phonemic.