Phonetics and phonology

Question 1

elision

Answer 1

the omission of a sound in connected speech which occurs in rapid everyday speech
e.g. fish’n’chips
wanna
libry

Question 2

Vowel reduction

Answer 2

vowels in unstressed positions are reduced to a schwa

Question 3

Assimilation

Answer 3

when a sound changes or assimilates to become more like a neighboring sound
-flapping
-palatalisation

Question 4

flapping assimilation

Answer 4

voiceless consonants become voiced
kitten as kidden

Question 5

palatalization assimilation

Answer 5

two nearby sounds with different places of articulation
‘choona’ for tuna

Question 6

Insertion

Answer 6

the addition of sounds where trhey dont strictly belong
‘draw-ring’ for drawing

Question 7

prosodic features

Answer 7

1. stress
2. pitch
3. intonation
4. tempo
5. volume
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Question 8

stress

Answer 8

used to draw attention to or contract particular elements in a sentence and as a result alter the meaning

Question 9

pitch

Answer 9

pitch rises when we become excited, whereas we might talk with a lower pitched voice if we wish to sound authoritative or serious
-we modulate our pitch depending on the meaning we wish to express or emotion we wish to convey

Question 10

Intonation

Answer 10

the pattern of pitch changes in speech
1. High rising terminal

Question 11

high rising terminal

Answer 11

rising intonation at the end of a statement so that it sounds like a question. its used as a floor holding strategy or to check that the listener is following or understanding . It is also a means of inviting feedback and a means of establishing solidarity, empathy and rapport

Question 12

Tempo

Answer 12

the speed at which we speak
fast speed can signal excitement and slow speech can indicate deliberation or reflection

Question 13

paralinguistic feature

Answer 13

vocal effects, eye gaze, facial expression.
all these elements of speaking contribute to the way our messages are given and received they are visual and oral cues

Question 14

Phonological patterning

Answer 14

1. alliteration
2. assonance
3. consonance
4. onomatopoeia
5. rhythm
6. rhyme
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Question 15

alliteration

Answer 15

the repetition of the initial consonant sound
e.g. four freckled frogs
literary stylistic device that makes a text more memorable and is our testament to our instinct to play creatively w language

Question 16

assonance

Answer 16

the repetition of identical vowel sounds
e.g. ‘get’ and ‘better’

Question 17

consonace

Answer 17

the repetition of a consonant sound in words
e.g. ‘pitter patter’
‘i was running to find my funny sunglasses’
the ‘n’

Question 18

onomatopoeia

Answer 18

captures the natural sound of something
e.g. ‘bang!’

Question 19

rhythm

Answer 19

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 20

connected speech processes

Answer 20

Elision
Vowel reduction
Insertion
Assimilation

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