Phonetics

Question 1

Suprasegmental
or
Prosodic properties

Answer 1

Property that is part of a phone’s makeup no matter what it’s place and manner of articulation

Pitch, length, stress

Question 2

Tone

Answer 2

Pitch difference that signal differences in meaning

Question 3

Intonation

Answer 3

Pitch movement that is not related to word meaning

Question 4

Length

Answer 4

Vowel or consonant that takes longer to articulate relative to others

Marked by [:]

Question 5

Regressive assimilation

Answer 5

Sound influences proceeding segment

Question 6

Devoicing

Answer 6

Voicing assimilation

E.g. Liquids and glides become voiceless in English (please)

Question 7

Place assimilation

Answer 7

E.g. Impossible vs intolerable

Question 8

Flapping

Answer 8

A type of assimilation, a stop becomes a continuant in between continuants (vowels)

Question 9

Progressive assimilation

Answer 9

Sound influences following segment

Question 10

Metathesis

Answer 10

Reordering of segments

E.g. Aks vs ask

Question 11

Vowel reduction

Answer 11

Articulation of vowel becomes more centralized when unstressed

E.g. Canada vs Canadian