Allophonic Variation of place

Question 1

What does allophones mean?

Answer 1

Small differences in consonant (or vowel) sounds that speakers of a language rarely notice

Question 2

M_d changes due to

Answer 2

Context

Question 3

Que? Changes due to

Answer 3

Language

Question 4

Changes can be due to

Answer 4

Personal choice

Question 5

Voiced means

Answer 5

Vocal fold vibration

Question 6

Voiceless means

Answer 6

No focal fold vibration

Question 7

P- voiceless, bilabial, plosive
Pin, spin
Are they exactly the same?

Answer 7

Depends on accent but p in pin has aspiration whereas p in spin is unaspirated

Question 8

So these p sounds are very similar but

Answer 8

Produced slightly differently

Question 9

If we make the p in pin unaspirated and the p in spin aspirated,

Answer 9

The sound the same but they sound odd

Question 10

What is aspiration?

Answer 10

Air released during the opening/release phase of a voiceless plosive

Question 11

As a result of voicing, voicing of the next sound (vowel) is

Answer 11

Delayed. This is known as an aspirated stop

Question 12

Aspiration is

Answer 12

Release of air/h-like after voiceless plosive at beginning of word

Question 13

Aspiration in words like

Answer 13

Tin, pin, kin

Question 14

If voiceless plosive is after s

Answer 14

Then no aspiration (unaspirated plosive) e.g stop, spot,Scot

Question 15

Multisyllabic words: aspiration in stressed syllables-

Answer 15

If voiceless plosive in syllable initial position

P is aspirated in depend
T is aspirated in attack

Question 16

Aspiration is not used

Answer 16

Contrastively in English- no change in meaning

Question 17

In Armenian aspiration results in

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Change in meaning

Question 18

What about when voiceless plosive is followed by an approximant?

Answer 18

Plosive still has aspiration. Aspiration makes following approximant voiceless

R in praise
L in plot
W in quick

Question 19

What is voice onset time?

Answer 19

Release of plosive to start of voicing for vowel

Question 20

VOT is longer for

Answer 20

Voiceless plosives than for voiced

60-70msec vs 10-20msec

Question 21

VOT and speech disorders: voicing is very important in English

Answer 21

Confusion is common error

Question 22

VOT is a measure of great use in describing range of

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Developmental, neuromotor and/or linguistic disorders

Question 23

Hearing impairments do not produce

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Big differences in VOT (to distinguish voiced and voiceless)

Question 24

Aphasia

Answer 24

Problems creating differences in VOT

Question 25

What is pre-aspiration?

Answer 25

Period of aspiration at end of vowel, liquid (l or r), nasal preceding following consonant

Question 26

Pre aspiration is longer

Answer 26

Than aspiration after stop release