SHS 250 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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SHS 250 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS

phoneme - ans-the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes
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morpheme - ans-minimal unit of meaning ws wsws ws ws ws




vowel reduction - ans- ws ws wsws




occurs in unstressed syllables; vowel reduces along the dotted line, usually moving one step in progr
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ex: /i/ to "i" in bit
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diphthongs reduce to monophthongs ws ws ws




diphthong - ans-employs a gradual transition from one vowel-like sound to another
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allophone - ans-variation of a phoneme which does not change meaning
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complementary distribution - ans- ws ws wsws




rules based on the phonetic environment. 2 allophones will not occur in the same phonetic environm
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ent; the allophones occur in mutually exclusive environments. Can be predicted
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free variation - ans-random; allophones can occur in the same environment
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coarticulation - ans- ws wsws




when a sound is produced differently because of the influence of sounds in its phonetic context (neig
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ex: key /ki/, k /k/, cow (rounded back vowel)
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Assimilation - ans- ws wsws




the change of a sound segment whereby it takes on characteristics of neighboring sounds, becomin
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g similar
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spreading/shingling - ans- ws wsws




as if the characteristics permeate nearby sounds, 'coloring' them ex: input > imput
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blending - ans- ws wsws




as if the proximity of 2 sounds to each other creates a fusion, in which a hybrid sound is created (also
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called co-production) ex: ASU ws ws ws




Anticipatory assimilation - ans- ws ws wsws




most common in English; occurs when a sound is altered in anticipation of the sound to follow ex: ga
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ng (velar n)
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retentive (regressive assimilation) - ans- ws ws ws wsws




a sound retains characteristics of a sound that has preceded it ex: me (nasalized vowel)
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broad transcription - ans-general detail; usually one symbol
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