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ANTH/LING 106 Fall 2014 Consonants in American English (All in One) x and k: complementary distribution: yes Bilabial Oral Stop p Labiodental Interdental b t pin bin cap cab Nasal Stop Alveolar d n my tom nice sun f v fine vine thief thieve ð s thin then bath bathe Glottal kitt...

ANTH/LING 106 Fall 2014 Consonants in American English (All in One) x and k: complementary distribution: yes Bilabial Oral Stop p Labiodental Interdental b t pin bin cap cab Nasal Stop Alveolar d n my tom nice sun f v fine vine thief thieve ð s thin then bath bathe Glottal kitten sing h hate she measure cash t d cheap jeep batch badge l Lateral Liquid lick kill Retroflex Liquid row w: labio-velar cab gab tack tag z sip zip hiss his Affricate Glide Velar k till dill pat pad m Fricative Palatal r (w) j year w wear x specific environment, only occurs between 2 vowels k elsewhere, beginning, ending, k becomes x when it appears between 2 vowels k becomes k elsewhere ANTH/LING 106 p ph Fall 2014 Vowels in American English (The graphs on this page are revised from Reetz & Jongman 2009) p elsewhere b specific places, after nasal Height and Frontness beat book bit bait about bet bat Rounded vowels Diphthongs [a ] bite [a ] bout [ ] boy but boot boat bore a lot Tense vowels (monophthongs)