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| Where a vowel is followed by a voiceless consonant, V + C, the vocal folds stop vibrating before the vowel is finished |
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Delayed Voice Onset Time
(positve VOT) |
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When /p t k/ occur before a vowel, aspiration delays vocal fold vibration, so there is a period of voicelessness at the beginning of the vowel articulation
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| If /p t k/ are unaspirated, ie when they occur with /s/ in a cluster, then the vocal folds start vibrating on release of the plosive |
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| For the ‘voiced’ stops /bdg/ the vocal folds usually start vibrating just before the release of the stop |
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| A vowel is fully long if: |
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Definition
It is in an open syllable
Syllables closed with a voiceless consonant and no unstressed syllables following |
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| The vowel is half long if: |
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The stressed syllable is closed/followed with a voiced consonant or vowel and unstressed syllable
Closed with a voiceless consonant |
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| A vowel is not marked for length if: |
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It is in an unstressed syllable
Closed/followed by a voiceless consonant plus an unstressed syllable |
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