cosmetic cos-met-ic kɑz ˈmɛt ɪk
castile, split the consonant cluster st: cas-tile, kæs ˈtil > kæ 'stil
caffeine, caf-feine: kæf ˈfin > kæ ˈfin
posterity, pos-ter-i-ty, pɑs ˈtɛr ɪ ti > pɑ ˈstɛr ɪ ti
hostility, hos-til-i-ty, hɑs ˈtɪl ɪ ti > hɑ ˈstɪl ɪ ti
nostology, nos-tol-o-gy nɑs ˈtɑl ə dʒi > nɑ ˈstɑl ə dʒi
nostolgia, nos-tol-gia nɑs ˈtɑl dʒə > nɑ ˈsˈtɑl dʒə
costume (v), cos-tume kɑs ˈtum > kɑ ˈstum
costume (n), cos-tume ˈkɑs tum, yod-dropping alveolar t, d, n, l
costotomy, cos-tot-o-my kɑs ˈtɑt ə mi > kɑ ˈstɑt ə mi
costectomy, cos-tec-to-my kɑs ˈtɛk tə mi > kɑ 'stɛk tə mi
s, ptk, r
aspire vs aspiration
aspire as-pire æsˈpaɪɚ > ə ˈspaɪɚ notice the change æ > e
aspiration, aspi ˈration ˌæspəˈreɪʃən
Sibilant softening at work:
(a) s > z, ʃ > ʒ between vowels (esp if the second is stressed):
for example,
reserve re+serve rɪˈzɝv
reserve (as in re-serving) re#serve ri ˈsɝv
disown dis#own dɪsˈoʊn
disease dis+ease dɪˈziz, but not dis#ease
(b) between a vowel and /m/
cosmetic kɑz ˈmɛt ɪk
charisma kəˈrɪz mə
charismatic ˌkɛɚ ɪzˈmæt ɪk, notice the change æ > ɛɚ
No comments:
Post a Comment