phonetics & phonology Flashcards
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prosodic features
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stress, pitch, tempo, intonation, volume
2
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vocal effects
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cough, laughter, breath
3
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connected speech processes
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elision, assimilation, vowel reduction, insertion
4
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features of broad aus accent
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- vowels are longer and more drawn out
- elision and assimilation
- associated with characteristics of larrikinism, mateship, friendliness
- associated with working class males, bogans, low socioeco status
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features of general aus accent
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- non-rhotic (no ‘r’ following vowel sounds)
- ‘l’ sound vocalised (‘miwk’ - becomes vowel-like)
- majority accent in australia
- accent most commonly heard in the media
6
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features of cultivated aus accent
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- prestigious, associated with high socioeco status
- patterned on british received pronunciation
- seen as pretentious these days
7
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phonological patterning techiques
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- Rhyme
- Alliteration: repetition of an initial consonant
- Consonance: repetition of a consonant sound in words
- Onomatopoeia: word imitating a sound, ‘splash’
- Rhythm
- Assonance: repetition of a vowel sound in words
