Phonological features of informal language

Question 1

All features

Answer 1

Elision, assimilation, insertion, phonological patterning, prosodic features, phonological accommodation

Question 2

Phonological patterning

Answer 2

Alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia

Question 3

Prosodic features

Answer 3

Stress, tempo/speed, volume, pitch, intonation

Question 4

Elision

Answer 4

The deletion of a phoneme anywhere in a word. E.g. ‘em instead of them (deletion of /th/)

Question 5

Assimilation

Answer 5

When one phoneme is changed due to the phonemes surrounding it. E.g. Handbag = hambag, because bilabial /b/ and /m/

Question 6

Insertion

Answer 6

Addition of another phoneme. E.g. Law and order = lore and order(addition of /r/)

Question 7

Phonological accommodation

Answer 7

Matching tempo & dialectal sounds or lexicons or syntax.