In Standard German, what happens when a word ends in /p t k/ and the following word begins with a vowel in connected speech?
Does the final stop become aspirated, or does it remain unaspirated?
For example:
Punkt eins
Tag ist
Weg aus
Kaputt ist
I’m asking about natural connected speech rather than careful citation pronunciation.
I have a question about aspiration of /p, t, k/ in German.
Is it the same as in English, where /p, t, k/ are only aspirated when they are at the beginning of a stressed syllable? For example, like in words such as “café” or “consider” in English, where the initial consonant is not aspirated if it’s not in the stressed position.
For example, in the German word Papier, would only the second “p” be aspirated (since it’s in a stressed syllable), while the first one is unaspirated?
Also, I’m wondering about /p, t, k/ before the guttural “r” sound in German. Are they still aspirated in that position? I think they are, but it seems quite difficult to produce in practice.
I have a question about aspiration of /p, t, k/ in German.
Is it the same as in English, where /p, t, k/ are only aspirated when they are at the beginning of a stressed syllable? For example, like in words such as “café” or “consider” in English, where the initial consonant is not aspirated if it’s not in the stressed position.
For example, in the German word Papier, would only the second “p” be aspirated (since it’s in a stressed syllable), while the first one is unaspirated?
Also, I’m wondering about /p, t, k/ before the guttural “r” sound in German. Are they still aspirated in that position? I think they are, but it seems quite difficult to produce in practice.
I have a question about aspiration of /p, t, k/ in German.
Is it the same as in English, where /p, t, k/ are only aspirated when they are at the beginning of a stressed syllable? For example, like in words such as “café” or “consider” in English, where the initial consonant is not aspirated if it’s not in the stressed position.
For example, in the German word Papier, would only the second “p” be aspirated (since it’s in a stressed syllable), while the first one is unaspirated?
Also, I’m wondering about /p, t, k/ before the guttural “r” sound in German. Are they still aspirated in that position? I think they are, but it seems quite difficult to produce in practice.
My doubt is about aspirated consonants. I know the obvious things, like the rule that if /p/, /t/, or /k/ is at the beginning of a word, like in “top,” it’s aspirated, or when it’s at the beginning of a stressed syllable, like in “attack.” I also know that if there’s an /s/ before /t/, /p/, or /k/, they become unaspirated.
However, I hear the /t/ in certain words like “enter,” “ultimate,” and “Hector” aspirated even though it isn’t in the stressed syllable. Why does that happen?
Another thing I’m wondering is whether consonants like the second /k/ in “cupcake” and the /p/ in “toothpaste” would be aspirated.
My last question is whether, when connecting words that end in /p/, /t/, or /k/, they stay unaspirated or become aspirated, like the /t/ in “worked out.”
My doubt is about aspirated consonants. I know the obvious things, like the rule that if /p/, /t/, or /k/ is at the beginning of a word, like in “top,” it’s aspirated, or when it’s at the beginning of a stressed syllable, like in “attack.” I also know that if there’s an /s/ before /t/, /p/, or /k/, they become unaspirated.
However, I hear the /t/ in certain words like “enter,” “ultimate,” and “Hector” aspirated even though it isn’t in the stressed syllable. Why does that happen?
Another thing I’m wondering is whether consonants like the second /k/ in “cupcake” and the /p/ in “toothpaste” would be aspirated.
My last question is whether, when connecting words that end in /p/, /t/, or /k/, they stay unaspirated or become aspirated, like the /t/ in “worked out.”