cebus

Sound-by-Sound Breakdown - Phonemes with IPA, tongue/lip/jaw positions, common substitutions - cebus: /ˈsiː.bəs/ - /s/ initial: tip of tongue near alveolar ridge, light-audience air - /iː/ long vowel: mouth slightly wide, jaw relaxed, tongue high - /b/: voiced bilabial plosive, lips close, brief closure - /əs/ final: schwa-like ending before /s/, tongue mid, lips neutral - common substitutions: may replace /iː/ with /i/ (short) or reduce /əs/ to /əs/ with weaker end, or misplace the tongue causing a devoiced /s/ - Accent Variations - Compare US/UK/AU with rhoticity, vowel quality differences - All: primary stress on first syllable; - US: rhotic dialect, may carry a slight post-vocalic /ɹ/ color in connected speech, - UK: non-rhotic tendency; final /s/ remains. - AU: rhoticity variable, often non-rhotic in casual speech but final /s/ is crisp. - Practice Sequence - 2-3 minimal pairs, syllable drills, slow-normal-fast, 2 context sentences - Minimal pairs: see/sea vs cebus; bee/bus; seat/sat. - Syllable drills: chew through the two syllables with consistent /iː/ and /bəs/. - Speed: start slow (siː.bəs), then normal tempo, then fast to test control. - Context sentences: The cebus troop moved along the canopy. In the field notes, the cebus monkeys displayed social grooming. - Mastery Checklist - 3 checkpoints: articulatory tongue positions - accurate /ˈsiː.bəs/ with long /iː/ and crisp final /s/; acoustic rhyming comparisons - ensure the final rhymes with other -bus words; stress/rhythm - primary stress on first syllable, even timing across two syllables.