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4 In the words given below describe the exact place of articulation of nasal

consonants:

Nasal consonants resemble orał plosives in that ... a cMryifete c&Jare ij marfe in

moai^ asie■/..........

The former differ from the latter, however, in that

a)    monkey . . . Itnl ó> a tfifaJia/naóa/, /r)/ . .......

_b)    triumph____bJw&ąl. '^yr...

c)    nonsense : . . .    .................

d)    autumn.....Wi&ąL..................

e)    infantry____UJfcP.    ................

f)    length.....

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2. Choose the correct answer:

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A.    The nasal consonant in the word bottom is:

a)    aspirated,

b)    released inaudibly,

@syllabic.    iw©, W

B.    Ihe nasal consonant in the word Snail is:

a) rounded,

(§)devoiced,

c)    labio-dental.

C, The first nasal consonant in the word singing is: /0)advanced,

b)    devoiced,

c)    sy Uabic.

D.    The nasal consonant in the word Conrad is: a) a!veolar,

0)post-alveolar,

c) dental.

E.    The place of articulation ofEnglish nasal consonants corresponds to that of:

a)    affricates,

b)    fricatives,

^cj)plosives.

3. In the words givęn below indicate those nasal consonants which are not fully voiced:

fyfeking, summer, nation, pnewnatic, think, to/npst, Boston.

5.    In the words given below indicate:

a)    the most retracted variant of the velar nasal,

b)    the most advanced variant of the velar nasal.

monk, araious, tango, laryra, concrete, bunker, uncle, singing.

6.    Study the examples given below:

mother, sandwich, bacon, tonę, fence, sitting, bottom, compare, visions, prism, sent, cotton, encroach, nothing, rhythm, film, reason, bum, nation.

a)    Which nasals are syllabic?

b)    Formulate the rule for nasal syllabicity.

7. Formulate the rule(s) responsible for the distribution of the nasal variants in the data below:

pamphlet	[‘paenjfbt]	intransitive	[in‘traenzitiv]
Henry	[‘henri]	inorganic	[ino:‘gaenik]
tenth	[ten0]	sneak	[sniikj
button	[‘b/vtri]	smack	[smaek]
moot	[m^wu:t]	renew	[ri'n)jn:]
injustice	[in‘cfeAStis]	lunch	[lAtllf]
nymph	[nirrjf]	in the	[inós]