Pronunciation: Third person singular -s.
Posted by María on 7th December 2011
There are three possible pronunciations for the 3rd person singular “-s”.
/S/ when the pronunciation of the infinitive ends with a voiceless consonant (without movement of the vocal folds).
/Z/ when the pronunciation of the infinitive ends with a vowel or a voiced consonant (with movement of the vocal folds).
/IZ/ when the pronunciation of the infinitive ends with a sybilant consonant. (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/)
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