Pronouncing Names, Places and Things

a) [l] = voiced, alveolar, liquid
[i] = high front
[s] = voiceless, alveolar, fricative
[e] = mid front
[t] = voiceless, alveolar, stop

b) Widely, I think my name is one of the easiest names to pronounce because the pronunciation consists of the same spellings. The only difficult part of my name is knowing whether the pronunciation is in Spanish [liset] or in French [lizet]. My name is originally pronounced in Spanish, but in school, I have been known as lizet. I believe it has been easier for them because Lissette is a very common name and the pronunciation in English is pronounced with a [z]. Therefore, I believe that lizet was their first guess in pronouncing my name.

c) There are a couple of things that I have trouble pronouncing, but at the time, they really don’t come to mind. I mostly have trouble pronouncing words when I hear a word for the first time ever, but other then that my pronunciation is fine.