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1
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What is the symbol for nasalisation?

A

ñ symbol over any sound other than nasals

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What sounds can be nasalised

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any sounds other than nasals

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3
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What is the rationale for nasalisation?

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linked to the velum lowering in anticipation of a nasal sound, or a non-instantaneous (gradual) raising following one

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4
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What is the devoicing diacritic?

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A circle beneath the devoiced sound, but can go above the sound if that slot is filled

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5
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What sounds can be devoiced in all languages?

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Only voiced sounds

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6
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What sounds are devoiced in English? (5)

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  1. Voiced obstruents, followed or preceded by a pause
  2. Nasals (especially after s)
  3. l, w, j after voiceless plosives (eg in play) not in splay or spray tho
  4. r in SI CC clusters after voiceless plosives
  5. syllabic consonants after voiceless sounds
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7
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What is the rationale for devoicing in English?

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Usually linked to non-instantaneous nation of VF vibration

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8
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What are the 3 diacritics for aspiration?

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h: aspirated
(h): partially aspirated
=: unaspirated/ negligibly

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9
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What are the restrictions of aspiration?

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Only a feature of obstruent consonants

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10
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What are the obstruent consonants? examples and explanation of what they are

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Plosives, fricatives, affricates
Sounds which have obstruction in their production

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11
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What are sonorants? Give examples

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Sounds where air flows freely through the vocal tract - no obstruction - creating resonance
Vowels, nasals, approximates

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12
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When is aspiration seen (in typical english)?

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In voiceless plosives

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13
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When are sounds aspirated?

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In stressed SI positions

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14
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When are sounds partially aspirated?

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In unstressed SI positions, sometimes in WF position

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15
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When are sounds unaspirated?

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usually following s

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16
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What is the no audible release diacritic?

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Right angle in upper corner of letter

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17
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What sounds can have a no audible release diacritic?

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A feature of stop/plosive consonants

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18
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When is no audible release seen in English? give 2 examples

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When one plosive is the first member in a 2 plosive combination
such headboard and cardboard
One option for word-final voiceless plosives such as sack

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19
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What is the nasal release diacritic?

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a superscript n to the upper right hand side of the sound

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20
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What is the lateral release diacritic?

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a superscript l to the upper right hand side of the sound

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21
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Explain nasal release in english.
where can it be seen?

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built up air released by dropping the velum first (rather than the oral closure) - may be possible in any context
ECONOMY OF EFFORT
plosive followed by a homorganic plosive

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22
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Is nasal release common in disordered speech?

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No

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23
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Explain lateral release in english. where can it be seen?

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built up air released by dropping the sides of the tongue (an incomplete release)
Any sound
ECONOMY OF EFFORT

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24
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Is lateral release common in disordered speech?

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No

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25
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When is a nasal release diacritic seen in English?

give 2 examples

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A plosive followed by a homorganic nasal consonant (articulated in same PLACE as the plosive)
such as button or catnap

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26
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When is a lateral release diacritic seen in English?
Give an example

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Plosive releases at one or both side margins - a plosive followed by an l
botl

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27
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What is a lateral release diacritic?

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A superscript l to the upper right of the sound

28
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n

A

n

29
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What is the diacritic for advancement?

A

A plus sign beneath the sound

30
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What is the diacritic for dentalisation?

A

A bridge sound underneath the sound

31
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What is the diacritic for retraction?

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a minus sign beneath the sound

32
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What does it mean if a sound is advanced?

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It is further forward than the norm or default articulation

33
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When is an advanced sound seen in English?

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In a velar sound found before front vowels and j

34
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When is a retracted sound seen in English?

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When a velar sound is found before a back vowel
When an alveolar is found before a post or palato alveolar sound, the alveolar sound is retracted

35
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What are the back vowels causing retraction?

A

ɔ, ɒ, u, a

36
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What are the front vowels causing advancement?

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i, e, æ, I

37
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What is a dentalised sound?

A

A form of advancement where sounds are moved to dental line

38
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When are dentalised sounds found in English?
give an example of each

A

Often alveolar sounds are dentalised before dental fricatives
Dentalised bilabials before labiodental sounds, obvious
bad thoughts

39
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What is the raising diacritic

A

Up tack beneath sound

40
Q

Define a raised sound (year 2)

A

is where an ɹ is at least partially fricated

41
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What does it mean if a sound is partially fricated?

A

When the gap between the articulators is narrower than the norm

42
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Where is raising seen in English? give an example

A

Where ɹ is in a onset cluster, following t and d - drain, train

43
Q

Where raising is present with a t, what else must be marked on the r?

A

devoicing

44
Q

What are the diacritics for length ?

A

No length mark - nothing
Half-long - an upside down triangle at upper right
Long - two triangles pointing towards each other on the right of the vowels
Short/extra short, 2 sets of 2 triangles pointing towards each other on the right side of the vowel

45
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a vowel preceding a fortis consonant is …

A

Clipped

46
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a fortis consonant is defined as …

A

voiceless consonants - with strength

47
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a lenis consonant is

A

voiced

48
Q

Which has the shortest vowel length
man
management
manage

A

management

49
Q

Syllables ending with certain consonants are like to have shorten the following consonant - which are these and give examples

A

l, m, n, ŋ
bang vs bank
bell vs belt

50
Q

What is the glottal reinforcement diacritic

A

superscript glottal stop to upper left of sound

51
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What is the definition of glottal reinforcement

A

Simultaneous reinforcement with a glottal closure (sometimes called pre-glottalisation)

52
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what are the 4 main uses in the accents of english that have glottal reinforcement with examples

A
  1. Supporting coda /p, t, k, tʃ/ - usually found with coda position voiceless stops especially before another c, or pause
    - sleepwalking, dont like, locksmith, lipstick, backtrack
  2. supporting intervocalic /tʃ, t/
    - nature, petrol
  3. hiatus blocking - at syllable boundaries involving vowels - coOperate, instead of an intrusive /ɹ/ - drama Andmusic, not dramaandmusic
  4. emphasis. especially in emphasised initial vowels such as I haven’t seen Anybody
53
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What is the labialisation diacritic?

A

a superscript w to the upper right hand side of the sound

54
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where is labialisation common?

A

in consonants before rounded sounds such as ɔ, u, əʊ, ʊə
some speakers use rounding in ʃ, ʒ, ɹ, tʃ, dʒ always, unless before spread vowels

55
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what is labialisation

A

Where consonants are rounded (usually in anticipation of a rounded sound)

56
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what is the palatalisation diacritic?

A

a superscript j to the upper right hand of the sound

57
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What is palatalisation?

A

addition of front close vowel resonance added to a non-palatal consonant during production, so cannot apply to /j/

58
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What are 3 things to consider in palatalisation when assessing?

A

It is contrastive in some languages such as Russian
it can sometimes be found in disordered speech
It is not the same as phonological palatalisation

59
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when is palatalisation used in English? give 2 examples

A

allophonic where id does occur, only sound in some speakers
eg. leaf and suit can be said with and without palatalisation

60
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Why does palatalisation occur?

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Ancitipating a sound palatal gesture - front vowels and /j/

61
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What is the velarisation symbol?

A

The chiary symbol as superscript to the upper right hand side of the symbol

62
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What is velarisation?

A

Raising the back of the tongue towards the velum in addition to another articulatory gesture - cannot occur in velar sounds

63
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Can velarisation occur in velar sounds? why not

A

no, it has to be in addition to another articulatory gesture - cannot occur in velar sounds

64
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Where is velarisation typical in English?

A

in /l/ in the syllable coda, or as a syllabic consonant

65
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What is another name for velarised l

A

Dark l

66
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where are light l’s usually found?

A

usually at the beginning of a sound - before vowels unless front vowels

67
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where are dark l’s usually found?

A

usually found at the end of words, usually before a consonant or close vowel

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