ATS1338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vocal Folds, Complementary Distribution, Phoneme
9 Aug 2018
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Any language uses only some of the possible phonetic distinctions. Some contrasts are relevant for distinguishing meaning. A set of contrasts defines a sound system. Phonology is the study of sound systems. Pronounced an alveolar tap or sometimes an alveolar lateral approximant. Its phonetic is frequently influenced by surrounding vowels. A lot of social and regional variation: natural classes. Groups of sounds which go together in some way. Can be easily defined in terms of shared phonetic features. E. g. liquids (laterals and rhotics) share a number of features (they are voiced, continuous, sonorous, etc. ) State of the vocal cords (i. e. voiced/voiceless) So assimilation can occur according to one or more of these features. In the cluster [np], nasal [n] assimilates to stop [p] in: In the cluster [np], stop [p] assimilates to nasal [n] in: A class of phonemes characterised by the sharing of a given feature of features [ unfinished]
