OutreMidterm Flashcards
(16 cards)
In a voiced phoneme the hrmonics are…
evenly spaced as opposed to an unvoiced in which they are randomly spaced
When the following consonant is voiced, the vowel is….
long
When the following consonant is unvoiced, the vowel is….
short
We hear the nasal on the vowel…
more effectively than we hear it on the nasal isolated
Equilibrium Dynamical systems equation
Change in x/ Change in t = kx+c
In an equilibrium dynamical system changing k will
Change the system speed
Will change the goal
In an equilibrium dynamical system changing c will
Change the goal
In an equilibrium dynamical system is the goal guaranteed
Yes if enough time is given
Suprasegmental features
Acoustics tied to phrasal meaning
Causes differences in pitch, amplitude and duration
What type of suprasegmental feature is this:
(Who did she see?) She saw ME. VS (Who saw me?) SHE
saw me.
Answer focus
What type of suprasegmental feature is this:
She saw me? VS She saw me.
Question vs Declarative Intonation
What type of suprasegmental feature is this:
(I don’t like eggs but…) BAGELS, I like.
Topic Marking
What type of suprasegmental feature is this:
Happy, Sad, Surprised, Angry
Emotions
A minimal pair is
A word that differs by one phoneme
Phonemic Inventory
Phonemic Inventory
Set of phonemes a speaker uses
Different for different speakers
ex: Different for different language
What is an allophone?
Noncontrastive variant that only appears in certain articulatory environments
