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phonetics quiz
connected speech
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Undergraduate 3
11/03/2008

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Assimilation

Definition
is the process whereby phonemes take on the phonetic character of neighboring sounds
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Citation form
Definition
the transcription of a word that is spoken carefully in isolation
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Coarticulation
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the ariculatory process whereby individual phonemes overlap one another due to time constraints and simplicity of production

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Connected Speech

Definition
when two or more words are joined together to form an utterance
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Content word

Definition
important words in a sentence that carry meaning include nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
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Elision
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is an omission of a phoneme during speech production
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Epenthesis
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is addition of a phoneme to the production of a word during their production
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External juncture
Definition
a pause that connects two intonational phrases
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Function Word

Definition
less important words, pronouns, articles, prepostions and conjunctions
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Intonation
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is the modification of voice/pitch/fundamental frequency; is a suprasegmental feature of speech
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Intonational phrase
Definition
the change in fundamental frequency that spans the length of a meaningful utterance (thought gap)
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Progressive assimilation
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the identity of a phoneme is modified due to a phoneme preceding it
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Regressive assimilation
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the identity of a phoneme is modified due to a phoneme following it
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Suprasegmental
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a feature of speech production, such as stress, intonation, and timing, which transcends the phonemic level

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Tempo
Definition
the durational aspect of connected speech
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Tonic accent
Definition
the emphasis given to the tonic syllables (also known nuclear accent)
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Tonic syllable
Definition
the syllable that receives the greatest pitch change in an intonational phrase
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close internal juncture
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two syllables in the same tone group with no transitional pause between them
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Open internal juncture
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a transitional pause between two syllables within the same tone group
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Sentence stress
Definition
added emphasis given to a specific word in a sentence due to the importance of that word in conveying meaning, or due to speaker intent; often found in association with the last word in a declartive utterance
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Vowel reduction
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an articulatory process associated with connected speech whereby the full form of a vowel is produced with less weight due to a more central production in the oral cavity, often similar to a mid central vowel
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