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Three or more syllabic words
Candidate [ˈkændɪdəɪt]
1. There are 9 letters in this word.
2. There are 9 sounds in this word.
3. There are 3 syllables in it.
4. The first syllable is stressed.
5. There are 3 vowel sounds (a- hard vowel, e- soft vowel, i- soft vowel).
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel, e- also front, i-front
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open, e- mid-open, i- open
According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips, e- unrounded position, i- spread position
According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, diphthongs, e- short vowel, i- short, monophthongs.
6. There are 4 consonant letters: c, t, n, d
k velar, t- alveolar, n- alveolar, d- lingual
k -plosive, t - plosive, n -nasal, d plosive
7. In this word [i] in the second and third syllables is unstressed position. Because of soft vowel [i], there will be soft reduction (or qualitative reduction).
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