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| The Structure of the Syllable: |
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- Every syllable consists of a PEAK, which may be followed by a CODA (consonants following a vowel) and preceded by an ONSET (consonants preceding a vowel).
- The PEAK is the VOWEL
- PEAK and CODA together form a RHYME |
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Length of Phoneme in the Phonemic System:
- One symbol /I/ /ʊ/ /ɒ/
- two symbols /aɪ/ /ɔː/
- Exception /æ/ = intermediate |
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Depends on the consonant following the voiced portion:
VP + Lenis or nothing: twice as long
VP + Fortis: Same as Phoneme Length
- FORMULA = V(L)(N) = Vowel+Length+Nasal |
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Pre Fortis Clipping Rule
(Pre-Lenis Lengthening Rule): |
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| Voiced portions before syllable - final fortis obstruents are twice as short as syllable final voiced portions or voiced portions before lenis obstruents. |
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| Second Elements of Closing Dypthongs compared: |
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| Monopthonging & Smoothing: |
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Centring dipthongs have a WEAK second element too:
/beə/
/tIə/
/ʃʊə/ or more modern: /ʃɔː/ |
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| Smoothing or Monopthonging= |
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| Make the second element of both closing and centring dypthongs weaker in RP than in AN. |
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| Rounded lips pouting 'O' shape = |
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| Long allophone of a tense (long) vowel: |
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| Phonemically short vowel: |
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| Most nasals in RP are voiced and the most common are: n & m |
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| Bits of the words that have voiced parts. Formula = V (L) (N) |
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| Allophonic Lengths, how many for voiced portions in RP + examples: |
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