Natural classes of english sounds
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The English indefinite article is a [ə] before most words; a lion, a peanut, a map, a unicorn, etc., but it is an [æn] before words like apple, onion, icicle, evening, eagle, and honor. To what natural classes of sounds do the sounds at the beginning of each set of words belong? (That is, before what class of sounds do you use [ə]? [æn]?]