Onsets
Onsets
2 Consonant Clusters
Type 1
pre-initial /s/ + initial consonant
(6) /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /m/, /n/
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/s/ + /p/ 'speak' /'spi:k/
/s/ + /t/ 'stop' /stɒp/
/s/ + /k/ 'school' /sku:l/
/s/ + /f/ 'sphere' /sfɪə/
/s/ + /m/ 'smile'' /ˈsmaɪl/
/s/ + /n/ 'snake' /sneɪk
/’stɒp ˈspi:kɪŋ tə ðə ˈsmaɪlɪŋ ‘sneɪk ət ‘sku:l ɪn ðə ‘sfɪə/
Type 2
pre-initial /s/ + initial consonant + post-initial consonant
(15) (4)
/l/ /r/ /w/ /j/
plosives /p/ /b/ /t/, /d/ /k/ /g/
/p/ + /l/ 'plait'
/p/ + /r/ 'price'
/p/ + /w/ -------
/p/ + /j/ 'pew'
/b/ + /l/ blue
/b/ + /r/ brick
/b/ + /w/ ------
/b/ + /j/ beauty
/t/ + /l/ -------
/t/ + /r/ train
/t/ + /w/ twin
/t/ + /j/ tune
/d/ + /l/ --------
/d/ + /r/ 'drop'
/d/ + /w/ 'dwell'
/d/ + /j/ 'due'/'dew'
/k/ + /l/ 'clue'
/k/ + /r/ 'Christmas'
/k/ + /w/ 'quick'
/k/ + /j/ 'queue'
/g/ + /l/ 'glue'
/g/ + /r/ 'great'
/g/ + /w/ Gwent (Welsh)
/g/ + /j/ ---------
fricatives /f/, /v/, /θ/, /s/, /ʃ/
/f/ + /l/ 'fly'
/f/ + /r/ 'fry'
/f/ + /w/ -----
/f/ + /j/ 'few'
/v/ + /l/ -----
/v/ + /r/ -----
/v/ + /w/ -----
/v/ + /j/ 'view'
/θ/ + /l/ ------
/θ/ + /r/ 'threw'/'through'
/θ/ + /w/ 'thwart'
/θ/ + /j/ 'thew'
/s/ + /l/ 'sleep'
/s/ + /r/ ------
/s/ + /w/ 'swim'
/s/ + /j/ 'sue'
/ʃ/ + /l/ ------
/ʃ/ + /r/ 'shrew
/ʃ/ + /w/ 'schaw', 'Scheppes'
/ʃ/ + /j/ ------
nasals /m/, /n/
/m/ + /l/ -----
/m/ + /r/ ------
/m/ + /w/ -----
/m/ + /j/ 'music'
/n/ + /l/ -----
/n/ + /r/ ------
/n/ + /w/ -----
/n/ + /j/ 'new'
glottal /h/
/h/ + /l/ -----
/h/ + /r/ ------
/h/ + /w/ -----
/h/ + /j/ 'huge'
Lateral /l/
/l/ + /l/ -----
/l/ + /r/ ------
/l/ + /w/ -----
/l/ + /j/ 'lewd'