Articulatory Processes

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The Most Common Processes

Assimilation Dissimilation Deletion

Epenthesis
Metathesis

Vowel

reduction

Assimilation: Two sounds becoming more alike

Regressive Assimilation
Assimilation

in which a sound influences the preceding segment. E.g. indefinite, impossible, incomplete

Progressive Assimilation
Assimilation

in which a sound influences the following segment. E.g. books, bags

[-z] or [-s]
1.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Bananas Grapes Lemons Cookies Cakes Tarts Potatoes Carrots

1.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

[-z] [-s] [-z] [-z] [-s] [-s] [-z] [-s]

[-d], [-t], or [-id]

1.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Studied Kicked Eliminated Erased Looked Typed Measured Surrounded

1.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

[-d] [-t] [-id] [-d] [-t] [-t] [-d] [-id]

Dissimilation: Two Sounds Becoming Less Alike

Fifths: [f f s] [f f t s] Three fricatives fricative+stop+fricative

Deletion

A process that removes a segment from certain phonetic context. In English, a schwa [] is often deleted when the next vowel in the word is stressed. suppose: [spz] [spz]

Epenthesis
A process that inserts a segment into a particular environment. For example:

(in

careful speech) something is pronounced [smp] instead of [sm]

Metathesis
A process that reorders a sequence of segments For example:

Brid

(Old English) Bird (Modern English)

Vowel Reduction
The articulation of a vowel moves to a more central position when the vowel is unstressed. For example:

considerate

vs. consideration

P.67, Question #15, a-h

a. Assimilation b. Assimilation c. Deletion d. Deletion e. Epenthesis f. Deletion g. Deletion h. Metathesis

Thats All For Today

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