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SA Informal-Phonological Features Flashcards

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Elision

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removal of sounds/syllabes
eg. Interesting> Interesting.
(here a phoneme is ELLIDED)

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Reductions

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unstressed sounds change
eg. were to wa.

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Epenthesis (Insertion)

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adding sounds
eg. athlete > ath e lete

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Flapping

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voicing mid voiceless sounds
eg. water>wada

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Assimilation

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sounds change/merge to resemble near sounds.
eg. handbag> hanbag
eg. going to> gonna

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