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| Words with STRONG FORM (when said in isolation) and WEAK FORM (when said in utterance). |
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STRONG FORM
(citation pronounciation)
*STRONG FORM*
(citatation pron) |
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| The pronounciation of a word in isolation, when cited or quoted |
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| Adjectives, nouns, adverbs and main verbs |
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| MINOR CATEGORY WORDS AND FUNCTION WORDS |
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| Prepositions, pronouns, articles, auxiliaries and conjunctions |
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| The pronounciation of a word in an utterance of free speech |
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| Auxiliaries and prepositions have their SF's BEFORE a DS ! |
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STRONG FORM is used :
(consists of) : |
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1. A SF has a minimum of ONE FOOT(like any major class word)
2. When articles are accented:
'He is the man for the job
3. When SOME is accented and occurs finally = SF
4. Quite common to find SF in initial position
5. SF found in a verb of full meaning:
have, to, be, that, who
6. SF in couldn't (kʊdnt) therfore, (with negative auxiliaries (negative)
7. In tags..."am I?" am = SF
8. SF before a DS
9. When 'be' is the copula =
Is he the captain? I thought you were (were = SF because 'the captain' is deleted and replaced with 'were')
10. Auxiliaries have SF when accented (') or occuring before a DS
11. Prepositions have SF when accented and when unaccented before an unaccented pers pronoun = SF |
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| What is a PHONEME SUBSTITUTION? |
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| Phonological Interference |
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| An example of when Dutch people use a dutch vowel for an RP word? |
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| Dutch people use the vowel in 'Pen' for the RP 'cat' |
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| Different pronounciations in different phonological contexts |
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| What does the pronounciation of a phoneme depend on? |
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| What are MARGINAL phonemes? |
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| Only used in onomatopoeic words and recent loanwords |
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| What is OVERGENERALISATION? |
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| To apply a rule you have (just) mastered even to exceptions. You try to do so wel you 'overshoot' your mark. eg: /p/+/K/ = pot/cot = extra heavy |
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| The smallest unit of language, gives a change in meaning. |
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| It studies the production, transmission and reception of speech-sounds. |
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| It studies the linguistic functions of phonemes in different phonological contexts. |
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| What is overcompensation? |
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| Doing your utmost to reach the pronounciation of a sound. (overdoing the pronounciation)! eg love, lurve, luv, lav |
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| What is the Acquisition Process? |
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| Acquiring the pronounciation of a foreign language is a process that takes time and effort. |
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| How speech sounds are produced... |
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| After leaving your lungs, a BREATH GROUP will meet the Larynx, going into the vocal cords and then into the glottis. (the glottis will determine the sound). |
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| Your vocal cords (or folds). The opening between them is called the glottis. |
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| Degree of highness or lowness of a speech sound, voice sound or musical note. |
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| What makes our intonation change? |
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| Changing pitch within an utterance |
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| The higher the pitch, the.... |
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| ..higher the frequency of vibration (in hertz) and the number of times the vocal cords open and close per second. |
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| The point at which you change pitch is.... |
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| ....where you put the ACCENT on the syllable. |
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| Normal Voice, Creaky Voice and Breathy Voice |
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| The shape given to your oral cavity. (determines the sound that comes out). |
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| FRICTION (and other forms of obstruction) |
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| Friction caused usually by obstruents. Air flows through a narrow opening in vocal tract. |
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| VC's are fairly slack and no particular adjustments are made. |
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| When VC are tensed, opening actions are heard seperately. |
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| part of glottis held open and part allowed to vibrate. |
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| Most modifications are made using the shape of the mouth. Mouth is most important of vocal tract. |
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| You touch this with the tongue when you say, 'dada'. |
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| The Lower Lip and The Tongue |
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| Most active speech organs |
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| the narrow zone, behind the tip of the tongue. Used for sssssss,hissing sound of a snake. |
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| The part of the tongue opposite the hard palate. |
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| The part opposite the back wall of the pharynx. |
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| A valve which closes off entrance to nasal cavity when pressed up but opens cavity when allowed to hang down. |
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| The roof of the mouth is formed by the soft palate. |
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| At extreme end of the soft palate (can be seen easily with the aid of a mirror) |
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| the small piece of flesh at the back of tongue, closes windpipe when you swallow food. |
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| putting time and effort into acquiring the correct pronunciation of a language |
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| The sound production of vibrating vocal cords |
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| Amt of speech thru a single air stream |
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