They are unaspirated for almost all speakers when immediately following word-initial s, as in spill, still, skill. After an s elsewhere in a word they are normally unaspirated as well, except sometimes in compound words. When the consonants in a cluster like st are analyzed as belonging to different morphemes (heteromorphemic) the stop is aspirated, but when they are analyzed as belonging to one morpheme the stop is unaspirated.[citation needed] For instance, distend has unaspirated [t] since it is not analyzed as two morphemes, but distaste has an aspirated middle [tʰ] because it is analyzed as dis- + taste and the word taste has an aspirated initial t. COUNT 4
QSN1 When following a word such as spill, they are what for most speakers? ANS1 unaspirated QSN2 If the letter s is a different place in the word, it is typical unaspirated unless the word is what? ANS2 compound words QSN3 If there is a cluster such as st and it belongs to different morphemes, the stop is what? ANS3 aspirated QSN4 If the st belongs to one morpheme, then the stop is what? ANS4 unaspirated