Note: This packet can be purchased at the HSU Bookstore. These exercises and articles are listed in the order they appear on the syllabus.
Transcription Exercise 1: High Front Vowels and /ay/ Dipthong
Transcription Exercise 2: High Back Vowels, Central Mid-Vowel, and "R-Colored" Vowel
Transcription Exercise 3: Low Central and Low Back Vowels and the Dipthongs /aw/ and /y/
Transcription Exercise 4: Mid Back, Mid Front, and Low Front Vowels
Transcription Exercise 5: Interdental and Alveo-palatal Fricatives
Transcription Exercise 6: Alveo-palatal Affricates, Velar Nasal, and Aspirated /hw/
Verb Tense Exercise 1: Simple and Progressive Tenses
Verb Tense Exercise 2: Tense and Time Reference
Verb Tense Exercise 3: The Perfect Tenses
Verb Tense Exercise 4: The Perfect Progressive Tenses
Verb Tense Exercise 5: Review Exercise on Verb Tenses
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