phonetics and phonology Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
CSP - assimilation
A
- when sounds within a word are changed due to the influnce of surrounding sounds (consonant or vowel)
- handbag -> ‘hambag’
- tuna -> ‘chuna’
2
Q
CSP - vowel reduction
A
- when vowels in unstressed positions are reduced in connected speech, typically to a schwa
- police -> ‘pəlice’
3
Q
CSP - insertion
A
- when sounds, typically vowel sounds, are added into a word where they don’t strictly belong
- souvlaki -> ‘souv-ə-laki’
- humbling -> ‘humb-ə-ling’
4
Q
CSP - ellision
A
- the disappearance of sounds within a word in connected speech
- friendship -> ‘frenship’
- library -> ‘libry’
