LING 3P51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vowel Length, Diphthong, White Noise
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So if you see it in a transcription key, don"t panic (wont be required to. Fcd(final consonant deletion) in bead vs beat; if a child makes the vowel. Fcd in pan vs pat; if a child makes the vowel more nasalized in pa(n), Cannot be reliably transcribed from auditory recordings visual is needed perceive it in quizzes) Either select appropriate symbol when clearly wrong (e instead of i) or use raised, lowered, advanced, retracted, and centralized diacritics if ambiguous. Use lengthening diacritic if vowel is clearly too long. Use nasalization diacritic when vowel is clearly nasalized. Use onglide or offglide diacritics when the extra sound is short/transitional. If the additional vowel sound is longer in duration or more stressed, place a whole extra symbol on the line to indicate diphthongization. The difference between the above two is a matter of degree.
