Syllable Structure Flashcards
syllable deletion, omission of an unstressed or week syllable either preceeding or following a stress syllable
weak syllable deletion
this process reduces the syllable to a CV pattern by deleting the final consonant
final consonant deletion
repetition of a syllable of a word
reduplication
deletion of a consonant from a consonant cluster
cluster reduction
involves the substitution of a stop for a fricative or an affricate
stopping
when velar and palatal consonants are substituted with an alveolar place of artic
fronting
occurs when a child substitutes a fricative for an affricate
deaffrication
involves the substitution of the glides or the liquids
gliding
involves the substitution of a vowel for a post vocalic or syllabic /l/ or /r/
vocalization
also called vowelization
vocalization
occurs when a non labial phoneme is produced with a labial place of artic
labial assimilation
occurs when a non alveolar phoneme is produced with an alveolar place of artic due to the presence of an alveolar phoneme elsewhere in the word
alveolar assimilation
occurs when a non velar phoneme is produced with a velar place of artic
velar assimilation
voicing of a normally unvoiced consonant
prevocalic voicing
devoicing of a syllable
devoicing