Midterm P2

Question 1

What is the impact of aspiration on he voicing of approximant consonants?

Answer 1

Approximant consonants [r, l, j, w]-> partially voiceless [ ̥] / after aspirated voiceless stops [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ,]

Question 2

What does the [ ̥] diacritic mean?

Answer 2

it notes aspiration of a consonant

Question 3

what is aspiration as notated by the diacritic [ ̥]

Answer 3

aspiration as is notated by [ ̥] means a slight period of voicelessness in usually voiced approximant consonants [r, l, j, w]

Question 4

describe the coarticulation effecting consonants preceeding rounded vowels?

Answer 4

Lips will be rounded for consonants that preceed rounded vowels [u, ʊ, oʊ, ɔ]

EX: “new” [nʷu] and “shoe” [ʃʷu]

The diacritic ʷ represents the rounding of the lips in the consonants preceeding the rounded vowels

Question 5

RELEASE

what occurs in a sequence of two stops?

Answer 5

In a sequence of two stops the first stop is unreleased
EX: “apt” & “black kat”

Question 6

RELEASE

what is the devoicing rule for voiced stops?

Answer 6

voiced stops [b, d, g] -> partially devoiced [ ̥] / initial or final positions