Phonetics Final

In a syllable... what can/'t English words lack?

can lack onset, coda, but NOT the nucleus
In a syllable... what is rime?

whatever isn't the onset
what makes stress higher pitched In a syllable?

more air passes through
what is the only sound that cannot start an english word?

horseshoe
what is the only sound that cannot be syllable final?

/h/
whats the difference between phonemic and phonetic

phonetic=production phonemic=how they're arranged
nasalization

velum lowers air escapes through nasal cavity
what do dialects really vary in?

vowels
when are stops lengthened?

as geminates across word boundaries
when are stops devoiced?
- in final position, when followed by vs segment
- (for vd)
which stops can be released laterally when following /l/

/t/ /d/
when can stops be deleted?

/t/ /d/ are deleted in an unstressed syllable, followed by a heterosyllabic sound
what sounds get rounded before a rounded vowel

affricates

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Phonetics Final

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Final

Updated

2010-04-16T01:05:55Z

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