英语语音PPT5ConsonantClusters,NASALSandlateralplosions.pptVIP

Unit 15 Consonant Clusters (辅音连缀，或辅音群) What is a consonant cluster? Definition:?A consonant cluster is a group （一组的）or sequence of (连续的) consonants that appear together in a syllable without a vowel between them. In the word chat, the letters c and h appear contiguously but are not a consonant cluster, even though both are separate consonants in other contexts (cat; hat). In this instance, ch is a digraph （二合字母（代表一个单音的两个字母, 如sheaf中sh ） because the ch sequence represents a single sound in the underlying English sound system. Examples：?Here are some examples of consonant clusters: ? /sp/ and /ts/ in the word spots /spr/ in the word spray Exercises: p83-5, 1-6 Nasal Plosion （鼻腔爆破） The release of a plosive by lowering the soft palate so that air escapes through the nose, as at the end of the words Hidden, sadden, sudden, leaden. When /t/ or /d/ is followed by /n/, (as in button / bVtn/ and garden / ga:dn/), the explosion of the plosive takes place through the nose. P.85, Exercise 7 Nasal Plosion （鼻腔爆破） Lateral Plosion （舌边爆破） The release of a plosive by lowering the sides of the tongue, as at the end of the word saddle. When /t/ or /d/ is followed by /l/, (as in little / litl/ and middle / midl/), the tongue-tip remains on the ridge of the upper front teeth, but one or both sides of the tongue are suddenly lowered so that the breath passes out with lateral plosion. P. 85, Exercise 8 Lateral Plosion （舌边爆破） * * *