Phonetics and Phonology III

Complementary

distribution...

• does not occur interchangeably in a given phonetic environment. For example, aspirated allophone [ ph ] p cannot occur in the sequence [sp] (spot).

• does occur interchangeably in a given phonetic environment. For example, aspirated allophone p can occur in the sequence [sp] (spot).

Free

variation...

• The unexploded allophone [ p̚] and the partially exploded [ p ] aren't possible. the speaker can choose

  to pronounce the last sound with no plosion or with some partial plosion.

• The unexploded allophone [ p̚] and the partially exploded [ p ] are possible. the speaker can choose

  to pronounce the last sound with no plosion or with some partial plosion.

Advanced allophone...

• When they are velar or palatal and followed by a front vowel.

• When they aren't velar or palatal and followed by a front vowel.

Retracted

and rounded allophone...

• Alveolar sounds or palate-alveolar sounds and followed by a back vowel.

• Alveolar sounds or palate-alveolar sounds and not followed by a back vowel.

Which is the main difference between narrow and broad transcription?

Answer explanation

The narrow transcription shows information such as diacritics and symbols. In the case of broad transcription, it includes less information.

[hen̠ri] and [ɔːl̠raɪt] are examples of...

a) before other consonants or pauses

b) when the sound / l / is syllabic and not followed by a vowel.

The voiceless glottal

fricative sound / h /, when it occurs between voiced (consonant, vowel) sounds,

either at word boundary or within the word.

“We’(wi)ll go – they’(ha)ve started – we’(woul)d consider – she’(ha)d had” are examples of...

• Elision of vowels in contractions:

• Vowel + Consonant elision in contractions:

• Elision of consonants in fixed expressions

• Elision of schwa or weak vowels when followed by a (NLA) nasal, lateral, or approximant / n, l, r,

  w /:

bread (a)n(d) butter is an example of...