phonological features

Question 1

elision

Answer 1

can be sounds or syllables eg. ‘interesting’ –> ‘intresting’

Question 2

reductions

Answer 2

unstressed sound change eg. ‘were’
–> ‘wa’

Question 3

insertion (epenthesis)

Answer 3

adding sounds eg. ‘athlete’ –> ‘ath e lete’

Question 4

flapping

Answer 4

voicing mid voiceless sounds eg. ‘water’ –> ‘wada’

Question 5

assimilation

Answer 5

sound changes or merge to resemble nearby sounds eg. ‘pancake’ –> ‘pangcake’