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What is a consonant cluster?
What are positions of clusters? What are examples of clusters?
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A consonant cluster, a consonant sequence or a consonant compound is “a group of consonants which have no intervening vowels. The groups /spl/ and /ts/ are consonant clusters in the word splits.” Roach (2002: 14)
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Two-consonant Initial Clusters
Pre-initial Initial
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Cluster Initial Post-initial
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Three-consonant Initial Clusters
Post-initial Pre-initial
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Give examples for the following initial clusters.
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Pl
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Kl
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Bl
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Gl
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Pr
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Tr
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Kr
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Br
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Dr
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Gr
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Tw
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Kw
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Dw
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Pj
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Tj
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Qj
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Bj
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Dj
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Fl
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Fr
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thr
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Shr
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Mj
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Nj
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Fj
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Vj
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Hj
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