Practice I– dental fricatives
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Czech students tend to replace /θ/ with /s, f/ sometimes /t, ts/
three/free; think/sink; mouse/mouth; thing/sing
/θθθθθθsssssss/ one transition at one breath
/θθsss/ /θθsss/ /θθsss/ three transitions at one breath
/θss/ /θss/ /θss/ /θss/ /θss/ five transitions at one breath
/aθa/ /asa/ /aθa/ /asa/.../θasaθasaθasa/
/aθa/ /afa/ /aθa/ /afa/.../θafaθafaθafa/
/aθa/ /ata/ /aθa/ /ata/.../θətəθətəθətə/
Sysel se sesypal. /θɪθel θe θeθɪpal/
Kathy thanked both Theo and Thelma for everything.
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Practice II – dental fricatives
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Czech students tend to replace /ð/ with /z, dz/ sometimes /d/
breathe/breeze; though/dough; worthy/wordy; writhe/ride
/ððððððzzzzzz/ one transition at one breath
/ððzzz/ /ððzzz/ /ððzzz/ three transitions at one breath
/ðzz/ /ðzz/ /ðzz/ /ðzz/ /ðzz/ five transitions at one breath
/aða/ /aza/ /aða/ /aza/.../ðazaðazaðaza/
/aða/ /adza/ /aða/ /adza/...
/aða/ /ada/ /aða/ /ada/.../ðədəðədəðədə/
/ðuðana ðaːvɪθtiː ðeðelenala/
These are teethinɡ toys for my chidren. They use them when
they are teethinɡ.
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