One-stress rhythm

• One prominent syllable

• One monosyllabic word

• Two monosyllabic words

• Unstressed syllable

It occurs in utterances consisting of two monosyllabic words or one compound two-syllable word

Choose stress syllable and enclitics

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The coarticulation of plosives [p,t,k,b,d,g] with lateral sonants

Combination of alveolar consonants and interdental consonants

• Assimilation affecting the place of articulation

• Assimilation affecting the position of lips

• Double assimilation

• Assimilation affecting the work of the vocal cords

Combination of voiceless consonants with [w]

• Assimilation affecting the place of articulation

• Double assimilation

• Assimilation affecting the position of lips

• Assimilation affecting the work of the vocal cords

Coarticulation of plosives and fricative consonants

Initial parentheses means

• To gain time while the speaker is framing the main remark

• To summarize

• To show the speaker's attitude to sentence

• To add details

Final parentheses means

• To summarize

• To gain time

• To show speaker's attitude

• To continue a side thought

Middle parentheses means

• To continue a side thought

• To add some details

• To summarize

• To gain time