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.
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The attempt to help blind people to see with sound ________. A: was similar to the sound location system of the bats B: led to a product that sent out sound waves of about 20,000 cycles per second C: was experimented on a submarine D: turned out to be a failure
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In the historical development of language, sound change is inevitable, such as sound loss, sound a______ and sound movement.
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A sound mind is inseparable from a sound body. The word “sound” means______.
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中国大学MOOC: The process of coarticulation in which the first sound get influenced by the second is called ______ coarticulation.
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That ____ quite interesting. A: aren't sound B: don't sound C: isn't sound D: doesn't sound