Phonological Features

Question 1

Define syllabic features

Answer 1

Phonemes that are the nucleus or entirety of a syllable

Question 2

Define the +consonantal feature

Answer 2

Consonant or Vowel, + = consonant, - = vowels

Question 3

Define Sonorant features

Answer 3

Continuous airflow with little constriction and/or turbulence. Mostly made up of Nasals, approximants, vowels, and glides.

Question 4

Define the Approximant feature.

Answer 4

Vowels, glides, liquids. Basically Sonorant but without nasals. Involve creating some constriction but not enough for turbulence in the air.

Question 5

Define the Continuant feature.

Answer 5

A speech sound produced without a complete closure in the oral cavity, meaning it can be articulated continually.

Question 6

Define Stridents

Answer 6

High pitch and amplitude consonants made between the tongue and teeth. Subcategory of Stridents.

Question 7

Define +Nasal

Answer 7

Well, it’s just whether or not the sound is articulated Nasally or Orally y’know.

Question 8

Define the +-lateral feature.

Answer 8

Lateral vs central airflow, exclusively +lateral in lateral approximants.

Question 9

Define the +-Anterior feature.

Answer 9

Refers to sounds articulated at or in front of the alveolar region. +Anterior refers to sounds made with the tongue in front of the ridge, -Anterior refers to sounds behind the ridge.

Question 10

Define the +-Distributed feature.

Answer 10

Long duration of constriction and part of the tongue used. +Distributed refers to laminal consonants (tongue blade) and -Distributed refers to apical consonants (tongue tip)

Question 11

Define the +-Strident feature.

Answer 11

High amplitude and high pitch frication is present. Sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and the affricates from those, are +strident, all other affricates and fricatives are -Strident.