LIN 205 Lecture Notes - Dissimilation, Contrastive Distribution, Phoneme
5 Sep 2014
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Native speakers know that certain words are possible in english. Phonetically speech is just a sequence of segments. Syllables: any speaker is able to split words into syllables. Vowels(v) and consonants( c) are grouped in certain ways. Phonotactic constraints: conditions on sound combinations (native japanese speaker will syllablize english words differently) The vowel at the center of the syllable is a peak of sonority (amplitude of the sound rises before v and falls after it) Bench trench quench (onsets don"t matter for rhymes) Onset rhyme onset rhyme nucleus coda nucleus coda. Pig latin--messing with the syllable structure, illustrates the ability to follow structure. Nucleus has a suprasegmental information, like pitch and stress. Onsets and codas are optional, nucleus is not. Applying the phonotactic constraints of one language while speaking another causes a foreign accent. Mouth is anticipating the next sound, blending the adjacent segments together (assimilating properties of the following sound) (unbelievable)
