phonetics Flashcards
1
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what is phonetics
A
study of speech sounds in language
2
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consonants
A
speech sound that isnt a vowel characterised by place and manner of articulation
3
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vowels
A
a e i o u sounds characters by positioning of tongue, degree of lip rounding
4
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types of vowels
A
- monophthong
- diphthong
- schwa
5
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what is elision + example
A
the omission of a sound in connected speech eg library + chocolate
6
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vowel reduction
A
vowels being changed to schwa eg to -> ‘t-uh’
7
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assimilation
A
when sound changes to become more like sounds around it eg ‘kitten’ -> ‘kidden’
8
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insertion
A
adding sounds where they dont belong eg ‘humbling’ to ‘humb-e-ling’
