1. (A) In all of the following English words there is an onset consonant cluster with /r/ in second position. Is there any way (using voice, place and manner of features) to describe the kind of consonant that can appear before /r/ in these clusters, and to exclude any other consonants?
brave, crash, freak, growl, pray, shriek, three, thrick
(B) When the second part of an onset cluster is /l/, as in black and other words, which features are required in the first consonant? (resource: an entrance exam for graduate school of National Cheng Kung University)
2007-02-26 15:31:07 · 1 answers · asked by peace12345678900 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A) well, the first consonants before /r/ are all either fricatives or oral stops, and in both cases, they are obstruant.
B) same thing, but excluding the alveolar oral stops.
2007-02-26 17:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋