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Which two sounds in English never occur at the beginning of words?
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The ng (ŋ) sound (as in running) and the ny(ɳ) sound (as in canyon).
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Are there some English consonant sounds that never occur in the initial position?
The voiced palatal-alveolar fricative, sometimes written "zh", that appears in azure, never occurs word-initially in native English words. It sometimes appears in loanwords from other languages however.
When does an overly broad reference occur in English?
its horrible and hard
According to the lecture exposition occurs only at the beginning of the story?
Exposition does only occur at the beginning of the story because it introduces the characters, the setting and states the conflict.
Use diphthong in a sentence?
A diphthong ( /ˈdɪfθɒŋ/ or /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/;[1] Greek: δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally "two sounds" or "two tones"), also known as a gliding vowel, refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable. Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: That is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel. In most dialects of English, the words eye, hay, boy, low, and cow contain diphthongs.Diphthongs contrast with monophthongs, where the tongue doesn't move and only one vowel sound is heard in a syllable. Where two adjacent vowel sounds occur in different syllables; for example, the English word re-elect, the result is described as hiatus, not as a diphthong.Diphthongs often form when separate vowels are run together in rapid speech during a conversation. However, there are also unitary diphthongs, as in the English examples above, which are heard by listeners as single-vowel sounds (phonemes).[2]
Are there some English consonant sounds that never occur in the initial position if so which ones?
The consonant sound 'ks' as represented by the letter 'x' does not begin any words in English. - There is a vowel that precedes the /ks/ in the corresponding [x] phoneme [expect] [excited] [exact] -
Are there some English consonant sounds that never occur in the initial position?
The voiced palatal-alveolar fricative, sometimes written "zh", that appears in azure, never occurs word-initially in native English words. It sometimes appears in loanwords from other languages however.
Would calm crystal clear be an alliteration?
No, "calm crystal clear" is not considered alliteration because the repetition of sounds must occur at the beginning of words in close proximity. In this phrase, the repeated sounds are at the beginning of each word but they are not consecutive.
Is there an I doing the thinking?
Sounds arise and hearing occurs. Similarly thoughts arise and the knowing of thoughts occur. The I does not make sounds occur and the I does not make thoughts appear. Sounds occur. Thoughts occur. There is no I that is making it happen The I is not the thinker
What is a consonant combination?
A consonant combination is a sequence of two or more consonant sounds within a word without any intervening vowel sounds. Examples include "st" in "stop" or "pl" in "play." These combinations can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of words.
In terms of grammar what does dipthong refer to?
A diphthong or a gliding vowel refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring in the same syllable. In Standard American English, the word "ride" the "i" sounds out as "ai" as the "i" and "e" sound occur simultaneously.
Do the Northern lights occur in the troposphere?
No they never occur in the Troposphere(:
What is a football team beginning with k?
Kettering (English) Kidderminster Harriers (English) Kilmarnock (Scottish) Kansas City Wizards (American) others maybe.... Kaiser Chiefs (SA) Kendal Town (English)
What time period did slavery occur?
never say never.
How oftin do tides occur?
never
When did the Appalachian orogeny occur?
never
The hearing loss that occur with age are especially pronounced for?
High-pitched sounds.
When does the beginning of spring occur around?
March Or April But Mostly March
