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Connected Speech Processes Flashcards

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What are the connected speech processes?

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  1. Elision and Liason
  2. Vowel reduction
  3. Coarticulation
  4. Assimilation
  5. Coalescence
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What is elision?

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The complete omission or deletion of sounds or syllables.

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Why can elision occur?

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Due to historical changes (eg. “christmas”- /t/ not produced.

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Give an example of elision across two words?

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Next day- when said normally the /t/ is elided.

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What are the two elision rules?

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1) /t/ and /d/ must be preceded and followed by a consonant to be elided.
2) /t/ and /d/ must be preceded by a consonant with the same voicing.

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What is Liason?

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Linking sounds (adding extra sounds) between abutting word-final and word initial vowels.

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What sounds are involved in liason?

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Vowels

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When saying “beer and wine” in an English accent what type of speech process occurs?

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Liason- A liking /r/- in this accent it wouldn’t usually be said but it is in this instance due to context.

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What type of speech process is involved when you say “India and China with an English accent?

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Liason- intrusive /r/- but it is added in with an English accent.

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What is vowel reduction?

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Changes in the quality of the vowel. The idea that the unstressed vowel is weaker than the stressed vowel.

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What is meant by strong and weak forms of vowels?

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  • /a/ becomes a schwa in “read a book”

- “o” in “of” becomes a schwa in “most of all”

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What does the symbol /t/ represent?

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All allophone variations of the sound /t/.

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If /t/ represents all allophonic variations then what are all the other symbols for variations of /t/ called?

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Allophones

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What causes allophones to be different?

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Context

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Why does coarticulation occur?

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Because we plan our speech- all about the anticipation of sounds.

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Why do we anticipate sounds?

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Connected speech is rapid and highly coordinated (tongue tip has 8 closures per second).

17
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What anticipate?

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Because connected speech is rapid, highly coordinated movements.

18
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What does inertia and mass refer to?

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The greater the mass, the greater the inertia, the greater the delay-> basically means the bigger it is, the slower it is.

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What does inertia and mass lead to?

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Coproduction and coarticulation- articulators overlap

20
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What allophonic variations come under the heading coarticulation?

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Nasalisation
Retraction
Labialisation
Palatalisation
Velarisation
Devoicing
21
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In the word [mat] the /a/ is nasalised. In the word [klos] the /s/ is labialised. What are these examples of and why do they occur?

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They are examples of coarticulation and theyoccur due to a delay of the velum and lips moving.

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In the word [kom] the /o/ is nasalised. In the word [ki] the /k/ is palatalised. What are these examples of and why do they occur?

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They are examples of anticipation and coarticulation and they occur due to the velum moving in preparation and the tongue moving forward in preparation for the next sound.

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What is coarticulation?

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  • When a sound can be produced in many different forms (eg. labialised).
  • One sounds influences another next to it.
  • Usually obligatory.
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What is direction 1 of coarticulation?

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  • A sound becomes like a following sound.
  • Anticipatory (think of word [ant]- /a/ becomes nasalised)
  • right to left
  • regressive
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What is direction 2 of coarticulation?

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  • A sound becomes like a previous sound.
  • Preservative
  • Left to right
  • Progressive
26
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What is assimilation?

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  • Two successive segments become more like one another. Phonemes changing to other phonemes.
27
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When is assimilation common or uncommon?

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Slow speech- uncommon
Fast speech- common
But optional

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What is direction 1 for assimilation?

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A sound becomes like the following sound.

  • Occurs across words
  • Anticipatory, right to left, regressive
  • Eg. “Is she” /z/ becomes a “j” sound.
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Give examples of assimilation and state what changes?

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Place of articulation:
- rat bag
- good pot
- this shop
Manner of articulation:
- good morning
Voicing:
- with thanks
- has seen
30
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What is direction 2 of assimilation?

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A sound becomes like the previous sound

- preservative, left to right, progressive

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What is partial assimilation?

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When a segment isn’t completely changed.

  • Eg. Have to= /haf tu/
  • Eg. In those- no “th” sound and /n/ becomes dental.
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What is coalescence?

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Sounds that combine to create another sound.

Eg. “did you”= “j” sound.

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