Syllabic + Prosodic Features Flashcards
feature syllabic
sounds functioning as the core of syllable
diacritic mark for syllabic
[e̩]
how do we show syllabic sounds
using the [ə] instead of [e̩]
prosodic/suprasegmental features
length, pitch, and stress/accent
length
difference in words/tone
pitch
how fast the vocal cords vibrate/which syllable is stressed
stress-timed vs. syllable-timed
syllable length differs vs. syllables length is more/less the same
tone languages
languages that use pitch of individual vowels/syllables to contrast meaning of words
low tone (L)
[è]
mid tone (M)
[ē]
high tone (H)
[é]
falling tone (HL)
[ê]
rising tone (LH)
[\/]
register tone
pitch is level across syllable
contour tone
pitch changes across syllable
intonation
variation of pitch that doesn’t distinguish words
pitch contour
pitch across an entire sentence
