Intro to Phonetics (SHS 250) Flashcards
Abduction
Apart
Addition
Inserting an unnecessary phoneme
Adduction
Together
Affricates
A stop combined with a fricative
Often used in African languages and in German
Allographs
Different letters or combinations of letters that represent the same phoneme
Allophone
Variations of a phoneme but considered the same phoneme
A variation of a phoneme that doesn’t change the meaning
Common Allophones for Consonants
in Standard American English
Aspirated Consonants
Unreleased Consonants
Velarized /l̰/
Devoicing
Alvealor Flap /Ը/
Alphabet
A set of letters and other characters that are used for writing in a specific language
Why do we need a phonetic alphabet?
5
(1) There is one symbol for one sound = isomorphism
(2) The sound is written the same across languages
(3) It shows all sounds that must be pronounced
(4) The symbols doesn’t change
(5) There are no silent letters
Alvealor Flap /Ը/
Happens when the /t/ or /d/ occurs between vowels or between a vowel and a syllabic nasal or liquid
Writer & Rider = /rɑ͞ɪԸɚ/ - or- /rɑ͞ɪԸṛ/
Patty & Paddy = /pæԸɪ/
Better buy the butter, we’ll get the ladder later
Alveolar Ridge
/ælˈvi(ə)lər/ , /ˈˌælviˈoʊlər/
The jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate
Its surface is covered with little ridges.
(Alveo)palatals
Can be articulated using the blade of the tongue & the palate
- OR -
Can be articulated using the center of the tongue & the palate
Two Subgroups of (Alveo)palatals
Alveopalatals
Palatals
Anticipatory
Most common type of assimilation in English
Occurs when a sound is altered in anticipation of the sound to follow
Can show shingling or blending
input = [ ɪmpʊt ]
tenth = [ tɛn̪θ ]
ASU becomes [ e͞ɪɛʃu ]
Manner of Articulation
How a sound is formed
Possible Manners of Articulation
Stops
Fricatives
Affricates
Nasals
Liquids
Glides
Place of Articulation
Where a sound is formed
Possible Places of Articulation
Bilabial
Labiodental
Interdental
(Lingua)Aveolar
Alveopalatal
Velar
Glottal
Articulators
1+5
Moving structures of the oral tract that are used to produce sounds
Tongue Jaw Velum Lips Pharyngeal Walls
Aspiration
When an interval of friction (such a puff of air or /h/) accompanies a stop
Voiceless stops are always somewhat aspirated unless following /s/ especially if they are releasing sounds
Assimilation
The change of a sound segment whereby it takes on characteristics of neighboring sounds
Types of Assimilation
Shingling/Spreading
Blending/Co-Production
Anticipatory
Retentive Assimilation
Reduplication
Retentive Assimilation
A sound that retains characteristics of a sound that has proceeded it
me = /mĩ/ try = /tr̥ɑ͞ɪ/
Aspirated Consonants
/p/, /t/ , & /k/
Can be aspirated in word initial position
/pͪ/, /tͪ/ , & /kͪ/