Metalanguage - Connected speech processes Flashcards
1
Q
Connected Speech Processes
A
Assimilation
(Vowel) Reduction
Insertion
Elision/Omission
Substitution
2
Q
Elision/Omission
A
Deleting or removing a sound (vowel, constatant, syllable) on connected speech
Because -> Coz
3
Q
Assimilation
A
Sound changes to become more like a neighbouring sound
Don’t know -> Dunno
4
Q
Reduction (need to specify if vowel reduction)
A
Unstressed vowel reduced to a schwa /ə/
Water -> Wata
5
Q
Insertion
A
Adding in a sound
Film -> Filum
6
Q
Substitution
A
Swapping a sound for a different one
Swimming -> Swimmin
Footy -> Foody (flapping)