Exam 1 Part 10 (Phonological Processes Definitions) Flashcards
When alveolar sounds, like /t/ and /d/, are substituted with velar sounds like /k/ and /g/
Alveolar backing
When velar or palatal sounds, like /k/, /g/, and sh, are substituted with alveolar sounds like /t/, /d/, and /s/
Fronting
When /r/ becomes a /w/, and /l/ becomes a /w/ or y sound
Gliding
When a fricative (like /f/ or /s/) or affricate (ch,j) is substituted with a stop consonant like /p/ or /d/
Stopping
When the /l/ or er sounds are replaced with a vowel
Vowelization
When a nonaffricate is replaced with an affricate (ch or j)
Affrication
When an affricate, like ch or j ,is replaced with a fricative or stop like sh or /d/
Deaffrication
When a nonalveolar sound is substituted with an alveolar sound
Alveolarization
When a palatal sound is substituted with a nonpalatal sound
Depalatization
When a nonlabial sound is replaced with a labial sound
Labialization
When a consonant sound starts to sound like another sound in the word
Assimilation
When a nasal consonant like /m/ or /n/ changes to a nonnasal consonant like /b/ or /d/
Denasalization
When a voiced consonant at the end of a word like /b/ or /d/ is substituted with a voiceless consonant like /p/ or /t/
Final consonant devoicing
When a voiceless consonant in the beginning of a word like /k/ or /f/ is substituted with a voiced consonant like /g/ or /v/
Prevocalic voicing
When two phonemes are substituted with a different phoneme that still has similar features
Coalescence
