Metalanguage glossary stuff

Question 1

Voicing

Answer 1

When a consonant sound is produced, there is a vibration of the vocal cords. This vibration is called voicing.

When you say ‘zzz’ and place your fingers on the throat you can feel the vibrations

Question 2

Place of articulation

Answer 2

The location of the contrition of the vocal cord in the vocal cord to produce consonants is known as the place of articulation.

Using the hard palate to make a sound

Question 3

Manner of articulation

Answer 3

The way in which the airflow is obstructed in the vocal tract when producing a consonant sound.

Stop a total blockage of the outgoing airflow in the oral cavity

Question 4

assimilation

Answer 4

When a sound changes to become more like a neighbouring sound.

‘Bitter’ is pronounced [bɪde]

Question 5

Vowel reduction

Answer 5

Vowels in an unstressed position, reduced to a schwa only

‘To’ [tu] reduced to [tə]

Question 6

Elision

Answer 6

The omission of a sound in connected speech

‘Cos’ for because or ‘didn’t’ for did not

Question 7

Insertion

Answer 7

Addition of sound where they don’t strictly belong.

Instead of ‘souvlaki’ people insert a vowel making it sound like ‘souv-e-laki’

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.

Betty bought bitter butter

Question 9

Assonance

Answer 9

the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.

The cAt hAd A snAck

Question 10

Consonance

Answer 10

the repetition of the same consonant or consonant blend two or more times in a short phrase or sentence

MiKe liKes his biKe

Question 11

Rhythm

Answer 11

the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables.

Question 12

Rhyme

Answer 12

(of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.

Snack, back and crack all rhyme