Ling20 HW 2 PDF

Ling 20: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Winter 2020
Homework 2 Score: ___ /83
Name: ______________________________________ Section number: ________
TA’s name: ☐ Alex ☐ Trevor ☐ Kinda ☐ Marju

Instructions:
(1) Finish the homework and print it out. Only typed homework is accepted, unless
specific sections ask for handwritten answers.
(2) Submission options:
● Put it in your TA’s folder (at the front of the lecture hall) by the end of the lecture.
● Get it timestamped in Campbell 3125 and give it to someone behind the desk.
Due in class: Friday Jan 24th, 9:50am.
Only hard copies with staples are accepted. Homework cannot be submitted by email.
Exercise 1. 0.5p each, 10 points total

State the place of articulation for each of the following sounds:
a. [g] ______________________ k. [ð] ______________________
b. [ŋ] ______________________ l. [s] ______________________
c. [p] ______________________ m. [θ] _____________________
d. [k] ______________________ n. [tʃ] ______________________
e. [t] ______________________ o. [f] ______________________
f. [d] ______________________ p. [v] ______________________
g. [w] ______________________ q. [l] ______________________
h. [j] ______________________ r. [ɹ] ______________________
i. [m] ______________________ s. [h] ______________________
j. [n] ______________________ t. [ɾ] _______________________

State the manner of articulation for each of the following sounds
a. [b] ______________________ d. [z] ______________________
b. [t] ______________________ e. [v] ______________________
c. [d] ______________________ f. [h] ______________________
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g. [tʃ] ______________________ n. [m] ______________________

h. [dʒ] ______________________ o. [ŋ] ______________________
i. [θ] ______________________ p. [ʃ] ______________________
j. [l] ______________________ q. [g] ______________________
k. [ɹ] ______________________ r. [p] ______________________
l. [w] ______________________ s. [f] ______________________
m. [j] _____________________ t. [ɾ] _______________________
Exercise 3. 1p each, 8 points total

For each of the following articulatory descriptions, write the symbol for the sound
described. Please handwrite this section.
a. voiced velar stop _____ e. voiceless alveolar fricative _____
b. voiced palatal glide _____ f. high back rounded tense vowel _____
c. voiceless labiodental fricative _____ g. voiced interdental fricative _____
d. voiced bilabial nasal _____ h. low front unrounded vowel _____

For each of the following groups of sounds, name one phonetic characteristic shared by
all the members of the group. Example: [b d g u m] are all voiced.
Note: CONSONANT or VOWEL is not considered a valid characteristic for this exercise.
a. [p t k g] ____________________ e. [f v θ h] __________________
b. [u ʊ o] ____________________ f. [t d n l ɹ] __________________
c. [ɪ ɛ æ ʊ] ____________________ g. [p t k s f θ tʃ] __________________
d. [aj aw ɔ] ____________________ h. [v ð ʒ æ] __________________
Exercise 5. 1p each, 24 points total

Transcribe the following words. Please handwrite this section. Note: You should only
use the conventions/symbols discussed in class.
a. rich ____________________ c. things ____________________
b. his ____________________ d. debt ____________________
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e. could ____________________ o. wring ____________________

f. jug ____________________ p. Butch ____________________
g. ridge ____________________ q. zinc ____________________
h. hiss ____________________ r. Scotch ____________________
i. myth ____________________ s. yes ____________________
j. shock ____________________ t. should ____________________
k. top ____________________ u. cup ____________________
l. gem ____________________ v. please ____________________
m. guess ____________________ w. buff ____________________
n. vex ____________________ x. sham ____________________
Exercise 6. 0.5p for each articulatory process, 1p for each explanation, 7.5 points total
Circle the articulatory process responsible for the change from standard Spanish to the
dialectal variant in each item below. Please handwrite phonetic symbols where relevant;
otherwise, please type your answers.
• To answer these questions, review the section 9.3 of chapter 2.
• In your explanation, identify which sound(s) each process applies to.
Example:
[estomaɣo] → [estoɣamo] (U.S. southwestern Spanish) ‘stomach’
i. metathesis ii. epenthesis iii. regressive assimilation iv. deletion
Explanation:
The order of the sounds [ɣ] and [m] is switched in the pronunciation.
a. [poβɾe] → [pɾoβe] (U.S. southwestern Spanish) ‘poor’

i. metathesis ii. epenthesis iii. voicing assimilation iv. deletion
Explanation:
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b. [grasjas] → [grasja] (Caribbean Spanish) ‘thank you’

i. metathesis ii. epenthesis iii. manner assimilation iv. deletion
Explanation:
c. [gatito] → [gatiko] (Costa Rican Spanish) ‘kitty’

i. flapping ii. epenthesis iii. regressive place assimilation iv. nasalization
Explanation:
d. [kaɾne] → [kanne] (Cuban Spanish) ‘meat’

i. nasalization ii. flapping iii. regressive manner assimilation iv. deletion
Explanation:
e. [pesos] → [peso̥s] (Mexican Spanish ‘pesos’

i. devoicing ii. vowel reduction iii. place assimilation iv. deletion
Explanation:
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Exercise 7. 0.5p for each articulatory process, 1p for each explanation, 7.5 points total
Compare the careful speech and rapid speech pronunciations of the following English
words and phrases. Circle the correct process that makes the rapid speech
pronunciation different from the careful speech, then explain this process. Please
handwrite phonetic symbols where relevant; otherwise, please type your answers.
Careful Speech Rapid Speech
a. in my room [ɪn maj rum] [ɪm maj rum]
b. within [wɪθɪn] [wɪðɪn]
c. balloons [bəlunz] [blunz]
d. careful [kʰɛɹfʊl] [kʰɛɹfl̩ ]
e. sit down [sɪt dawn] [sɪɾawn]
a. i. dissimilation ii. deletion iii. nasalization iv. place assimilation

Explanation:
b. i. voicing assimilation ii. deletion iii. epinthesis iv. place assimilation

Explanation:
c. i. epinthesis ii. deletion iii. nasalization iv. dissimilation

Explanation:
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d. i. dissimilation ii. deletion iii. nasalization. iv. place assimilation

Explanation:
e. i. flapping ii. voicing assimilation iii. nasalization. iv. deletion

Explanation:
Exercise 8. 0.5p per example, 12p total

Each of the following is a transcription of an ordinary word in North American English.
Write the word (in standard spelling) corresponding to each transcription (hint: sound
them out). You can practice by doing practice 2.20 from the Study Guide, p. 31 (ignore
the [h] symbol for now.
a. [kɑpiɪŋ] ____________________ m. [lʌgʒɚi] ____________________
b. [siʒɚz] ____________________ n. [skɑlɚ] ____________________
c. [bejð] ____________________ o. [dʒɑ] ____________________
d. [gajdəns] ____________________ p. [ʌðɚ] ____________________
e. [kɑlig] ____________________ q. [kæfin] ____________________
f. [now] ____________________ r. [jus] ____________________
g. [fejʃəl] ____________________ s. [inʌf] ____________________
h. [bjuɾi] ____________________ t. [lɔjɚ] ____________________
i. [plɛʒɚ] ____________________ u. [æŋzajəɾi] ____________________
j. [ajɚn] ____________________ v. [ɑnəɹɛɹi] ____________________
k. [pɚs] ____________________ w. [əklejmd] ____________________
l. [tʃiɾɪŋ] ____________________ x. [θɚow] ____________________
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Ling 20: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Winter 2020

Homework 2 Score: ___ /83

Name: ______________________________________ Section number: ________

TA’s name: ☐ Alex ☐ Trevor ☐ Kinda ☐ Marju

Exercise 1. 0.5p each, 10 points total

Exercise 2. 0.5p each, 10 points total

g. [tʃ] ______________________ n. [m] ______________________

Exercise 3. 1p each, 8 points total

Exercise 4. 0.5p each, 4 points total

Exercise 5. 1p each, 24 points total

e. could ____________________ o. wring ____________________

a. [poβɾe] → [pɾoβe] (U.S. southwestern Spanish) ‘poor’

b. [grasjas] → [grasja] (Caribbean Spanish) ‘thank you’

c. [gatito] → [gatiko] (Costa Rican Spanish) ‘kitty’

d. [kaɾne] → [kanne] (Cuban Spanish) ‘meat’

e. [pesos] → [peso̥s] (Mexican Spanish ‘pesos’

a. i. dissimilation ii. deletion iii. nasalization iv. place assimilation

b. i. voicing assimilation ii. deletion iii. epinthesis iv. place assimilation

c. i. epinthesis ii. deletion iii. nasalization iv. dissimilation

d. i. dissimilation ii. deletion iii. nasalization. iv. place assimilation

e. i. flapping ii. voicing assimilation iii. nasalization. iv. deletion

Exercise 8. 0.5p per example, 12p total

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