Question

In the word ‘scot’ /k/ is a non-aspirated sound.
True
False​

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Answer 2

It is true that, in the word ‘scot’ /k/ is a non-aspirated sound because of the following reasons :

• Native speakers of English produce the voiceless stops [p, t, k] as aspirated in some environments, but unaspirated in other environments.
• Eventhough not all stops are pronounced the same way.  
• Aspiration of voiceless stops is something that native speakers do so regularly and so automatically that it’s very hard for us to perceive it because it’s just always there.
• Voiceless stops are aspirated at the beginning of a word, and at the beginning of a stressed syllable.
• Voiceless stops are unaspirated at the beginning of an unstressed syllable. They’re also unaspirated in any other position, like at the end of a syllable or the end of a word.
• And even if a syllable is stressed, a voiceless stop is unaspirated if it follows.
• In English, voiced stops are never aspirated. They’re always unaspirated.

Thus, it is true that in the word ‘scot’ /k/ is a non-aspirated sound.

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