LING 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cd31, Velar Consonant, Scottish Gaelic
5 Oct 2015
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We have seen examples of segmental context conditioning phonological variation: such as: The types of sounds that are nearby conditioned the alternation. There are other ways to condition a phonological condition. Position in a syllable: position of consonant as being in onset or coda can condition an alternation. Syllable type: whether vowel is in an open or closed syllable can condition an alternation. Stress: location of stress can condition an alternation. Recall that " marks a stressed syllable. /t/ is realized as [t] when /s/ precedes it. /t/ is aspirated only when it"s the onset of a stressed syllable. Aspiration (in english): voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are aspirated when they are the onset of a stressed syllable (w/ no preceding /s/) Example: consider the /t/ in these words. An example of a phonological alternation that"s conditioned (partly) by stress. Butter -> /t/ is realized as a flap: [ ] . Toffee -> /t/ is realized as [th]
