CONSONANT

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CONSONANT POSSIBILITIES 45 A5 ActivityJ ActivityJ 34 Transcribe phonemically, showing intonation groups and sentence stress, and using weak and contracted forms wherever possible. Transcription passage 4 She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen and she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked. Alice went all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door. Then she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get in. CONSONANT POSSIBILITIES Consonant labels Consonants are usually referred to by brief descriptive labels stating energy, place of articulation and manner of articulation, always in that order (Table A5.1). However, we shall discuss energy of articulation last, since it’s the most complex. Place of articulation Place of articulation tells us where the sound is produced. The English places of arti- culation are shown in Figure A5.1 (they correspond to the column ‘Place’ in Table A5.1). Other languages and varieties of English may have additional places of articula- tion. For instance, ...