Language and Linguistics

Areas of Difficulty for Farsi Speakers        Consonants: I.     /w/ vs. /v/ Distinguish between /w/ and /v/ in the following minimal pairs: Wane          wail                  west                  wend               wine Vein           veil                   vest                   vend                 vine II. /th/ and / /  Pronounce these words carefully: Breath/breathe ...

Areas of Difficulty for Spanish Speakers Consonants: I. /b/ vs /v/ Practice pronouncing /b/ and /v/ in the following minimally-paired words carefully: Berry/very              boat/vote           buy/vie             rebel/revel robe/rove                libber/liver        bile/vile            bane/vane II. /p/, /t/, and /k/ Practice aspirating these consonants in word initial position as follows: Paper         point                painting           persecute   ...