CLA: Phonology Flashcards
1
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Biological noises
Phonology
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- Vomiting, coughing, burping, a low cooing sound, etc.
- Common to the whole human race.
- However, there are no Icelandic burps or Thai cries.
2
Q
Melodic utterances
Phonology
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- Melody, rhythm and intonation.
- Parents assume these sounds have different functions: questioning, exclaimation, greeting etc.
- Babies of different nationalities sound increasingly different from each other.
3
Q
Assimilation
Phonology
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- Swapping one consonant/vowel for another
- e.g. Borry=Lorry
4
Q
Consonant cluster/Reduction
Phonology
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- Reducing phonologically more complex units into simpler ones - from two (or more) consonants down to one
- e.g. dis=dish ; fis=fish
5
Q
Deletion
Phonology
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- Omitting a particular sound within a word, usually the final consonant or a weak syllable
- e.g. jamas=pyjamas tephone=telephone
6
Q
Diminutive
Phonology
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- Adding a suffix to make a word phonogically easier to say
- e.g. ‘doggie’
7
Q
Metathesis
Phonology
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- Swapping sounds in
8
Q
Reduplicated words
Phonology
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9
Q
Reduplication
Phonology
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10
Q
Substitution
Phonology
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-Replacing sounds which are harder to pronounce (e.g. R in Rock) with easier sounds such as ‘W’
11
Q
‘Th’- Fronting
Phonology
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