Phonetic Processes Flashcards
1
Q
Assimilation
A
a sound becoming alike another nearby it
- regressive assimilation
- progressive assimilation
- voicing assimilation
-eg: (nasal assimilation) can’t
2
Q
Flapping
A
dental/alveolar stop becoming a flap articulation`
3
Q
dissimilation
A
sound becoming less alike
-eg: fifths –> [fɪfts]
4
Q
Deletion
A
removes segment from certain phonetic contexts
eg: did he get it ; removing the [h] sound when speaking quickly –> [dɪdi gɛd ɪt]
5
Q
Epenthesis
A
adding a segment into a word to make it easier to pronounce
eg: something–> [sʌmpθɪŋ]
6
Q
Metathesis
A
reordering sounds in order to make them easier to say
prescribe –> perscribe
7
Q
Vowel Reduction
A
Reducing the length of a vowel common speech
eg: banana [banana] –> [bənana]
8
Q
sonority scale
A
- Obstruent
- Nasal
- Liquids
- Glides
- Vowels
9
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Sonority Requirement
A
the fact that sonority must rise before the syllabic nucleus and fall after the nucleus
