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Phonetics (Theory) Flashcards

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RP (Received Pronunciation) is…

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a social accent (upper class, “educated speech”, BBC), British

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GA (General American) is…

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a regional accent (NA, Central and Western parts).

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Pre-vocalic r is…

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used in RP accent. It means that the “r” is only pronounced before a vowel sound.

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In GA /r/ sound is pronounced…

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in all positions.

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In RP /r/ sound is pronounced…

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only before a vowel sound (pre-vocalic r)

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In GA /t/ sound…

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GA has “flapped t”, which occurs between a stressed and unstressed vowel.

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yod-dropping in RP is…

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/ju:/

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yod-dropping in RP is…

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/u:/

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EE (Estatuary English) is…

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a British accent. Something between RP and Cockney.
It is a social accent (middle class)

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EE has pre-vocalic r? (yes or no)

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Yes.

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In EE instead of final -t, we use…

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glottal stop.

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In EE vocalization of -l happens…

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in end position

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In EE we use yod…

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coalescence.

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Cockney is…

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a British regional accent.

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Phonemes are…

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the smallest unit of speech that can be used to differ words from each other.

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Minimal pairs are…

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Two words that are identical in sound except for one sound. (ex: bed, bet / bed, bad / bed, red / News, views / Dennis, Menace)

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Homophones are…

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words that sound the same, but mean different things. (Ex: allowed, aloud/ hare, hair / seas, sees, cs, seize)

18
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Homographs are…

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written the same, but they mean and sound different.

19
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When we use / / in the IPA transcription it means…

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the sound of a phoneme.

20
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When we use [ ] in the IPA transcription it means…

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a more detailed transcription.

21
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When we use || in the IPA transcription it means…

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difference between RP and GA pronunciation.

22
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’ in the IPA transcription represents…

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Stress marker.

23
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Allophones are…

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variants of the same phoneme.

24
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Vowels are voiced, voiceless or both? Why?

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Voiced. Because they are tones.

25
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What does it mean to give “quality” when talking about sound production in phonetics?

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It means a) the place where the air stream is constricted, and b) the manner (how) the air stream is constricted, as well as for how long

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Larynx size and shape are…

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Vocal cords + voice

27
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Velum size and shape are…

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open / close; oral / nasal

28
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Tongue positions are…

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Front / back
Close / open

29
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Lips can be…

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+/- rounding (this is not prominent in English)

30
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Consonant sounds can be…

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Voiced and voiceless.

Engelska A (4 decks)

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