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Video 11. The Three Pronunciations of/p/ Video Summary
pot
/p
h
at/
, spot
/spat/
, top
/tap̚/
[p] at the beginning of a syllable is aspirated: p
h
pot
Poland
pass
However, [sp] at the beginning of a syllable is
not
aspirated: p
spot
space
speed
[p] at the end of a syllable is usually not released: /tap̚/
top
map
lip
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