Chapter 3 Phonology Flashcards
Phonetics
Domain dealing with PHYSICAL description of sounds
Phonology
Domain dealing with PSYCHOLOGICAL description of sounds
Patterns
different sounds that are treated the SAME in the mind of the native speaker but are PREDICTABLE in occurrence
Complementary Distribution
When sounds are NOT CONTRASTIVE and occur in PREDICTABLE ENVIROMENTS
Core Syllable
most common type of syllable found in every language
Non-Core Syllables
-rare type of syllable that is complex and NOT predictable
-any violation from the binary requirement
-any violation of sonority violation
Stream and ranks
Binarity Requirement
- no more than two branches from each node on the tree
Sonority Retirement
sonority contour is RISING through ONSET and FALLING throughout CODA
what are the two requirements that make Core Syllables Simple and predictable
-Binarity AND Sonority Requirements if either of these requirements are violated they are NON CORE
Sonority Values
0= Obstruents
1= nasals
2= liquids
3=glides
4= vowels
Binarity Violation
cluster of THREE (or more) consonants together
sonority Violation
flat sonority of two or more in onset or coda of the sound/word 00400 (spits) or 0422 (girl)
Minimal PAIR
a PAIR OF WORDS that are identical apart from ONE PHONE
Near minimal pair
a PAIR OF WORDS in which suspicious phones are found in exactly the same environment although there are OTHER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO WORDS
CROWD VS BROWN
Non-Contrastive Phones
phones that DO NOT CREATE A CONTRAST between words and are therefore considered to be allophones of one phoneme