Week 4: Positional Variants

Question 1

Aspiration

Answer 1

Burst of Air, Voiceless Stop Consonants

Question 2

Flapping

Answer 2

Tongue touches the tooth ridge and is quickly pulled back, /D/ occurs within vowels when the preceding vowel is stressed

Question 3

Glottalization

Answer 3

something in your throat that stops the sound ex: button, uh-oh

Question 4

light /L/

Answer 4

The tip of the tongue should be touching the tooth ridge, occurs before a vowel ex: leaf, leak

Question 5

Dark /L/

Answer 5

The tip of the tongue need not touch the tooth ridge, but the tip of the tongue is rised so it is near the soft palate, occurs after a vowel ex: feel, milk, pull

Question 6

R-Colouring

Answer 6

Tongue curls slightly and is pulled back into the mouth ex: mirror, fared

Question 7

Reduced Vowel

Answer 7

Occurs in unstressed syllables; muscles are relaxed, the tongue is in mid-position and the jaw is slightly opened

Question 8

Unstressed vowels

Answer 8

SOFa, GLASSeS, a’BOUT, WATer, MUSiC, CITy, SHADow, MENu