tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post3377498350181793527..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: Ever Decreasing CirclesKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-50737114988856847552011-07-02T12:46:55.162+01:002011-07-02T12:46:55.162+01:00Very interesting questions. Here's my guess (p...Very interesting questions. Here's my guess (please bear in mind that I'm just a learner):<br /><br />First utterance - Onset on "Thir-" and nucleus on "steps", with no stress on "-teen", <br />ie ˈThirteen \steps we've got.<br /><br />Second utterance - Unstressed prehead; nucleus on "is"; boundary?; nucleus on "thir-"; <br />ie Yes it \is /thirteen.Pacheconoreply@blogger.com