SHS 250 Final Exam – Questions & Complete
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Juncture at the end of an utterance in which pitch goes down, typically
associated with declarative statements.
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1 Falling Terminal Juncture 2 Phoneme definition
In vowel reduction, what is the MOST
3 Complementary distribution 4
reduced vowel
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Phoneme definition smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between
morphemes
Morpheme definition smallest unit of meaning
Morpheme examples dog, -s, -ed, pre-, mouth
, Vowel reduction -vowel reduces towards center
-usually shortening or unstressing of a vowel
-diphthongs reduce to monophthongs
Ex: /i/ -> /ɪ/ -> /ə/
In vowel reduction, what is the MOST schwa
reduced vowel
Diphthongs a vowel-like sound that involves a gradual transition
from one vowel to another
Onglide the first vowel sound in a diphthong
Offglide the second/last vowel sound in a diphthong
Monophthongization alteration of a diphthong to a pure vowel; involves
unstressing of the diphthong
Phonemic diphtongs CANNOT be reduced to a monophthong
/ɑ͡ ɪ/, /ɔ͡ ɪ/, /a͡ ʊ/
Nonphonemic diphtongs Alternate w/ monophthongs instressed syllables
/e͡ ɪ/ & /o͡ ʊ/
Allophones -Variation of a phoneme, but does not change
-diacritic marks are added to phonemes to
symbolize allophonic variations
Complementary distribution -cannot occur in the same phonetic environment
-rule-based & predictable
-determined by phonetic environment
Ex: vowels becoming nasalized when followed by a
nasal
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Juncture at the end of an utterance in which pitch goes down, typically
associated with declarative statements.
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1 Falling Terminal Juncture 2 Phoneme definition
In vowel reduction, what is the MOST
3 Complementary distribution 4
reduced vowel
Don't know?
Terms in this set (117)
Phoneme definition smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between
morphemes
Morpheme definition smallest unit of meaning
Morpheme examples dog, -s, -ed, pre-, mouth
, Vowel reduction -vowel reduces towards center
-usually shortening or unstressing of a vowel
-diphthongs reduce to monophthongs
Ex: /i/ -> /ɪ/ -> /ə/
In vowel reduction, what is the MOST schwa
reduced vowel
Diphthongs a vowel-like sound that involves a gradual transition
from one vowel to another
Onglide the first vowel sound in a diphthong
Offglide the second/last vowel sound in a diphthong
Monophthongization alteration of a diphthong to a pure vowel; involves
unstressing of the diphthong
Phonemic diphtongs CANNOT be reduced to a monophthong
/ɑ͡ ɪ/, /ɔ͡ ɪ/, /a͡ ʊ/
Nonphonemic diphtongs Alternate w/ monophthongs instressed syllables
/e͡ ɪ/ & /o͡ ʊ/
Allophones -Variation of a phoneme, but does not change
-diacritic marks are added to phonemes to
symbolize allophonic variations
Complementary distribution -cannot occur in the same phonetic environment
-rule-based & predictable
-determined by phonetic environment
Ex: vowels becoming nasalized when followed by a
nasal
