01:615:315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Vocal Tract, Continuant, Epenthesis
11 Nov 2016
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[+cons]: some contact with upper surface of vocal tract means that there is some closure. If an r is a trill, it is [+ cons] The only thing that can block nasality is a [+cons] segment. In english, if you have a word ju n, all the preceding segments become nasalized. In malay, a nasal segment affects the segments after it. We assume you have a spreading effect with nasality instead of a domino effect. Self-feeding directional assimilation to describe nasality effects mewah > mewah > mewah > mewah > This shows progressive nasalization which goes until the end of a domain (this means that nasality will go until it is stopped by a true consonant or the end. The domino effect" (self-feeding effect) describes nasality. T becomes a flap after a vowel or glide [-cons]. On the left side of the context: v represents [-cons] Reminder: [cons] refers to obstruction in the oral tract.
