1 / 4

Phonotactics

Phonotactics. Co-Articulation Effects. Phoneme = meaning distinguishing sounds in a language (the sounds we hear in our minds) Allophone = different versions of the same phoneme (sounds we make with our mouths) Ex: / sp æt / vs. / p h æt /

zea
Download Presentation

Phonotactics

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Phonotactics Co-Articulation Effects

  2. Phoneme = meaning distinguishing sounds in a language (the sounds we hear in our minds) • Allophone = different versions of the same phoneme (sounds we make with our mouths) Ex: /spæt/ vs. /phæt/ • Broad transcriptions use the main phoneme for all allophonic variations that do not affect meaning Some Terms

  3. Sounds are not uttered in isolation from one another, and each language has its own “phonotactic constraints”: sounds or syllables which can or cannot be made. • Ex: /nd/ can be a consonant blend at the end of a syllable in English, but not at the beginning of a syllable in English. • Ex: regular verbs which end in a voiceless consonant form the simple past with a /t/ as /wɔlkt/ walked • Regular verbs which end in a voiced sound other than /t/ or /d/ form the simple past with /d/ as /slɪmd/ slimmed • Regular verbs which end in /t/ or /d/ form the simple past with /əd/ as in /plɑdəd/ plodded or /plɑɾəd/ Phonotactic Constraints

  4. Assimilation occurs when two sound segments are spoken in sequence and one copies or affects the other. • Ex: voiceless labiodental in wolf becomes voiced in the plural b/c of the preceding liquid and vowel and is wolves • Ex: every vowel in English pronounced before a nasal becomes nasalized • Elision occurs when a sound is omitted in casual speech • Ex: suppose as /spoʊz/ Co-articulation effects

More Related