Jean Aitchison Part 12

The consonant phoneme in the middle of … is a relatively recent addition to the English phoneme system (p. 172).

	pleasure and treasure
	razor and geezer
	lather and heather
	rover and server

The phoneme at the beginning of … is the only English fricative without a partner (p. 171)

	zebra and zero
	water and wait
	this and their
	hot and heavy

The form pea … (p. 176)

	was originally used for both singular and plural
	was originally used for the singular
	was originally used for the plural
	originally did not exist

In Black American English, constructions such as He be fighting are used for … (p. 181)

	ongoing actions
	future actions
	habitual actions
	recent actions