Lax, back, open, rounded triphthong

/  /

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[ ^‾ ] [ ^˅ ]

coir buoyant

See page 72.

soya loyal sequoia annoyance royal buoyant

destroyer* employer* convoyer* decoyer* enjoyer* annoyer*

DRILL 70

/ / /,/ k /, / t /, / d /  /, / z /+ /  / = [^o, k^o, t^o, d^o, s^o, z^o]

Consonants preceding / w /, especially initially in an accented syllable, will be lip-rounded in anticipation of / w /, e.g. in twist, queen, swing, conquest, and to a lesser extent at syllable or word boundaries, e.g. in onward, front wheel, this one.

swine Swiss switch swoon swim swig sweet tweed

Swede swan swallow sweat swear swell persuade language

DRILL 71

Backlingual, occlusive, nasal sonant

/  /

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[ ^‾ ] [ ^˅ ]

sing sink

A closure is formed in the mouth between the back of the tongue and the velum (the point of closure will depend on the type of vowel preceding, the contact being more advanced in sing than in song); the soft palate is lowered, adding the resonance of the nasal cavity to that of the pharynx and the small part of the mouth chamber behind the velar closure; the lip position will depend upon that of the preceding vowel.

song tongue thing ring strong monger hunger springer singer sting – stink ting – tinker spring – sprinkle

sin - sing pin - ping tin - ting bowline - bowling ran - rang son - sung sinner - singer win - wing thin - thing ban - bang fin - finger pan - pang

DRILL 72

[^ω], [^ω], [^ω], [^ω, [^ω], [^ω], [^ω [^ω]

Quite thrilling. It throws. At three. Look at this. Meet the train. Write the word. The eleventh month. Nine things. Ten themes. In that room. On this desk. Upon the grass.

A large width Red things. Bad thoughts. Said that… Ride the horse. Read the book. Kill the enemy. Tell the truth. Peal the potatoes. He is healthy. Be wealthy. I feel thirsty.

DRILL 73

/ +  /, /  +  /

Would you like it? Could you show me the way? Who is on duty? I played your game.

Not yet. By Tuesday. Light your fire. I was late yesterday.

DRILL 74

[ ^β ], [ ^βf ], [ ^β ]

Obvious sound changes They are obviated by this. Give him a cupful of seeds.

The campful of soldiers. He has the same voice. I like comfort