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LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics > Learning Sounds > Flashcards

Learning Sounds Flashcards

1
Q

True or false: Children show a preference for the voice of their parents over other people

A

True

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2
Q

How do newborns perceive all acoustic contrasts?

A

Equally different

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3
Q

At how many months do children’s perception become attuned to the phonological contrasts of their language specifically?

A

8 months

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4
Q

When does the babbling stage begin?

A

Between 6 and 12 months

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5
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What is babbling?

A

A way for children to develop control over their articulators

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6
Q

Babbling prefers (marked/unmarked) structures

A

Unmarked

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7
Q

(Vowels/consonants) are articulated after (vowels/consonants)

A

Consonants; vowels

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8
Q

What are the first consonants to be acquired?

A

Stops

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9
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Between labials and alveolars, which one is easier to acquire?

A

Alveolars

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10
Q

Between onsets and codas, which ones are acquired first?

A

Onsets

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11
Q

True or false: Immature productions of particular words do not reflect a child’s inability to produce certain sounds or certain phonological structures

A

False

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12
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(Stressed/unstressed) syllables are more prosodically prominent than (stressed/unstressed) syllables

A

Stressed; unstressed

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13
Q

What type of syllables are deleted from the output?

A

Unstressed in the middle of the word

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14
Q

What is the best syllable shape?

A

CV

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15
Q

What substitution causes obstruents to become stops?

A

Stopping

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16
Q

What substitution causes consonants to become alveolars?

A

Fronting

17
Q

What substitution converts liquids to glides?

A

Gliding

18
Q

Which substitution converts consonants to orals?

A

Denasalization

19
Q

True or false: Assimilation is common in children’s speech

A

True

20
Q

(Voiceless/voiced) obstruents are less common in the speech of children than (voiceless/voiced) obstruents

A

Voiceless; voiced

LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (24 decks)

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