Phonological Processes

Question 1

what are the three types of phonological processes?

Answer 1

1. syllable structure
2. substitution
3. assimilatory

Question 2

what does the phonological process syllable structure primarily have to do with?

Answer 2

deleting, adding, or modifying existing syllables

Question 3

in the syllable structure phonological process, what are the three types of syllable deletion?

Answer 3

final, initial and weak/unstressed

Question 4

in the syllable structure phonological process, what is the one type of syllable modifications?

Answer 4

cluster reduction

Question 5

in the syllable structure phonological process, what are the two types of syllable additions?

Answer 5

dimunization and epenthesis

Question 6

the syllable structure version of “motherese” where a kid adds “ee” to words

Answer 6

dimunization

Question 7

a type of syllable structure where a consonant cluster is simplified

Answer 7

cluster reduction

Question 8

a type of assimilation where the syllable is repeated

Answer 8

reduplication

Question 9

the syllable structure often practiced by older kids, adding a ə, often for things like sarcasm

Answer 9

epenthesis

Question 10

what are the six types of syllable structures RE phonological process?

Answer 10

deletion - unstressed, final, initial
modification - cluster reduction
addition - dimunization and epenthesis

Question 11

what happens in a substitution process?

Answer 11

one sound is substituted for another

Question 12

what happens in an assimilatory process?

Answer 12

one sound copies a preceding or following sound

Question 13

in stopping, a ___ is replaced by a ___

Answer 13

Affricate, fricative: stop

Question 14

in fronting, a ___ is replaced by a ___

Answer 14

velar or palatal; alveolar

Question 15

in deaffrication, an ____ is replaced by a ____

Answer 15

affricate; stop or fricative

Question 16

in depalatalization, a __ ___ is replaced by an __ ___

Answer 16

palatal fricative; alveolar fricative

Question 17

in backing, an ___ is replaced by a

Answer 17

alveolar; velar

Question 18

in gliding, a ___ is replaced by a __ or a __

Answer 18

liquid; w, j

Question 19

in vocalization/vowelization, a ____ or ___ becomes a ____

Answer 19

l, er; vowel

Question 20

in alveolarization, a ___ is swapped to an ____

Answer 20

non-alveolar; alveolar

Question 21

in labialization, a __ is swapped to a ___

Answer 21

non-labial, labial

Question 22

in velarization, a __ is changed to ___

Answer 22

non-velar, velar

Question 23

in deaffrication, a __ or ___ replaces an ___

Answer 23

stop or fricative; affricate

Question 24

in depalatization, an __ replaces a __ _

Answer 24

non-palatal; palatal

Question 25

in vowelization, a ___ or a ___ is replaced by a ___

Answer 25

l or er; vowel

Question 26

in nasal assimilation, a __ sound becomes ___

Answer 26

non-nasal, nasal

Question 27

is prevocalic voicing, a _____ is changed to a ____ before a vowel

Answer 27

voiceless; voiced

Question 28

in post-vocalic voicing, a ____ changes to a ___ after a vowel

Answer 28

voiceless; voiced