phonetics + phonology

Question 1

connected speech processes

Answer 1

features of spoken language in continuous speech. includes:
- assimilation
- vowel reduction
- elision
- insertion

Question 2

assimilation

Answer 2

a sound changes (assimilates) to become more like a neighboring sound.

Question 3

vowel reduction

Answer 3

vowels in unstressed positions are reduced to a ‘schwa’ (uh)

Question 4

elision

Answer 4

sound is omitted to ease pronunciation.

Question 5

insertion

Answer 5

sounds are added where they do not strictly belong.

Question 6

prosodic features

Answer 6

reflect the emotional features of the speaker. includes:
- pitch
- intonation
- tempo
- stress
- volume

Question 7

pitch

Answer 7

auditory height of sounds.

Question 8

intonation

Answer 8

pattern of pitch changes in speech.

Question 9

tempo

Answer 9

the speed at which we speak.

Question 10

stress

Answer 10

degree of strength used to produce a syllable.

Question 11

volume

Answer 11

moderation of loudness in speech.

Question 12

phonological patterning

Answer 12

repetition of phonemes (sounds). includes:
- alliteration
- assonance
- consonance
- rhythm
- rhyme
- onomatopoeia

Question 13

alliteration

Answer 13

repetition of initial consonant sound of either consecutive or close-by words.

Question 14

assonance

Answer 14

repitition of identical vowel sounds within words.

Question 15

consonance

Answer 15

repetition of identical consonant sounds within words.

Question 16

rhythm

Answer 16

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in speech.

Question 17

rhyme

Answer 17

repitition of word endings that have the same/similar vowel and consonant sounds.

Question 18

onomatopoeia

Answer 18

word formed from the imitation of a sound.