LINGUIST 1A03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Semivowel, Liquid Consonant, Mid Vowel
26 Dec 2017
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Sonorants, voiced, can be the nucleus of a syllable. Are described in the order of height, backness, tenseness, roundness. Tense vowels - more vocal tract constriction, longer, can be last sound in a 1-syllable word (e. g i,e,u,o,a, (cid:895) Lax vowels - less vocal tract constriction, shorter,cannot be the last sound in a 1 syllable word except for a(cid:374)d. Roundness - lips making an o shape u, , o, 5. Reduced, never in a stressed syllable e. g (the, canada) Cant be before [r] ? e. g (cut, what) Simple vowels are monophthongs, meaning the tongue stays in the same place throughout articulation. Diphthongs occur because the tongue moves during articulation. Is a combination of a vowel + glide(offglide) J - boy, ploy, [cj] - boy, ploy. Approximates - bringing articulators close together, but not as much as fricatives, the articulators approach each other, but the air flow is still smooth. Liquids - air flow is smooth, fairly sonorous [l] , [r]
