connected speech processes Flashcards
Name 5 examples of connected speech processes.
Assimilation, coalescence, elision, liaison, epenthesis.
What is a coalescence?
Two contiguous consonants are replaced by a single one which shares features of the two original ones.
What is an assimilation?
The realisation of a phoneme which is more like the realisation of a nearby phoneme. Can be progressive or regressive.
What is an elision?
The deletion of a sound.
What is a liaison?
The articulation of an “extra” sound between two words to make the articulation of a sequence easier.
What is an epenthesis?
The insertion of a sound to the middle of a word.
What is progressive assimilation?
The first consonant affects the second.
What is regressive assimilation?
The second consonant affects the first.
Name 2 examples for assimilation.
“Hot coffee”, “phone case”
Name two examples for coalescence.
“Could you”, “bet you”
Name two examples for elision.
“Pumpkin”, “potato”
Name two examples for liaison.
“More ice”, “too interested”
Name two examples for epenthesis.
“Answer”, “hamster”
What is a phoneme?
An abstract, segment‑sized term in a
phonological system; changing one phoneme for another results in a change of lexical meaning
