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HAIPHONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY

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RESEARCH PAPER
AN ANALYSIS ON CONSONANTS IN ENGLISH
AND THEIR COMPARISON IN VIETNAMESE
TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION

Name: Le Hoang Tuan
HAI PHONG, 2013

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HAIPHONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY

ISO 9001 : 2008

completing this task.

Hai phong, august, 2013
Le Hoang Tuan

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Symbols and abbreviation
C: Consonant
[x;y] : x shows the name of the text books listed in the part of reference; the
other shows the paper number in that books
Ex: [3;30]
Vd: Voiced
Vs: Voiceless
Ex: example
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
CHAPTER I: Theoretical background 3
1. ENGLISH CONSONANTS 3
1.1. Articulators and places of articulation 3
1.2. Definition and the basic consonants in English 4
1.2.1. Definitions 4
1.2.2. The basic English consonants 4
1.3. Classification of English consonants 4
1.3.1. According to place of articulation 4
1.3.1.1. Sounds made with the lips 4
a, Both lips-bilabial: /p/, /b/, /m/ 4