Phonetics

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Phonetics

• Lesson 3

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Recap from Lesson 2

• Open syllables vowel sound. (French)
• Closed syllables consonant sound. (English)
• Final consonants are not pronounced (CaReFuL)
• Liaison pronunciation of previously unpronounced
  consonant, represented by /z/
• /a/ ltagt, ltàgt, ltoigt (with /w/)
• /o/ lteaugt, ltaugt, ltogt

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Previously Learned Phonemes
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/i/

• ltigt
• Example livre livR ami ami
• ltîgt
• Example île il abîme abim
• ltïgt
• Example naïf naif maïs mais
• ltygt
• Example lys lis rythme Ritm

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What vowel do you hear?/a/ /i/ /o/?
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Answers
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Semi-Vowels

• /w/ /j/
• Sound like a vowel, act like a consonant
• Normally seen with other vowels, usually not by
  themselves

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/w/

• ltoigt wa (/w/ and /a/ combine)
• Example moi mwa toi twa
• Transcribe

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Answers
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Recap

• /i/ ltigt, ltîgt, ltïgt, ltygt
• /w/ ltoigt wa
• Semi-vowels /w/ /j/ sound like a vowel, act like
  a consonant