Phonology A Flashcards
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: Points
Intro 2
Syllabic structure 3
Vowel patterns 3
Phonotactics 3
Universal principles 2
Summary
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: intro 2
Phonological rules = framework for describing the distribution of phon segments
- linguists uncover systematic patterns governing where specific speech sounds occur
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: syllabic structure 3
Crucial in understanding segment patterns in particular words
Syllables = structured organisation, typically onset & rhyme
ENG: consonants occur in onsets & codas, but distribution of certain consonants = restricted by phonotactic rules
/h/ cannot occur in code = *CODA-h constraint
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: vowel patterns 3
Vowels + syllables often coincide
- highlights relationship between vowel distribution & syllable structure
- illustrates how phon segments are organised in syllables
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: phonotactics 3
Study of permissible combos of sound
SSP: sonority sequencing principle
- sonority increases from edge of syllable to its nucleus
- explains why certain consonant clusters = allowed / disallowed in lang
MOP: maximal onset principle
- if segment can form onset it will
- influences syllabification patterns particularly in determining structure of medial consonants
A: How can phonological rules allow us to describe the distribution of phonological segments?: other languages 2
Language-specific / language-universal principles
- SSP & MOP = universal
-> give insight into syllable structure and phonotactic constraints across all languages
- *CODA-h / ONSET-n, = restrict distribution of certain english phonemes
