Connected Speech Processes

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

A sound becomes more similar to a nearby sound to ease articulation

Question 2

Regressive / anticipatory assimilation

Answer 2

Value(s) of one (several) phonetic feature(s) of following segment anticipated OR occurs when following sound in a word influences the preceding sound (a<b)

Question 3

Progressive assimilation / Persevartive or lag assimilation

Answer 3

Value(s) of one (several) phonetic feature(s) of preceding segment taken over OR occurs when the preceding sound in a word influences the following sound (a>b)

Question 4

Reciprocal assimilation / coalescence or fusion

Answer 4

Two adjacent (nearby) sounds influence each other and result in one intermediate sound

Question 5

Place of assimilation

Answer 5

Sounds become more similar in terms of place of articulation

Question 6

Manner of assimilation

Answer 6

Sounds become more similar in terms of manner of articulation

Question 7

Energy / Intensity / Voicing assimilation

Answer 7

Sounds become more similar in terms of voicing

Question 8

Dissimilation

Answer 8

A process whereby one sound becomes less like a neighbouring sound or a sound in close proximity

Question 9

Elision

Answer 9

Omission of a sound (phoneme), often to make speech faster or more fluid

Question 10

Linking

Answer 10

A normally silent sound (typically r or linking flap) is pronounced to link vowel sounds across word boundaries

Question 11

Epenthesis / Intrusion

Answer 11

Insertion of an extra sound between two sounds where there is no corresponding letter in the spelling to aid the transition (can be vowel or consonant)