LIN228H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Obstruent, Canadian Raising, Joule
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Inherent length: all tense vowels and diphthongs, although inherent length does not need to be marked on diphthongs because the off-glide takes care of indicating inherent length. Ex: i , ej, , ow, u , aj, aw, j: contextual length: all vowels in open syllables. All vowels immediately followed by a voiced coda. Ex: i , , e j, , , , , , o w, , u , a j, a w, j, : the /aw/ and /aj/ diphthongs have non-low nuclei when followed by a voiceless coda. Ex: ice [ js] and house (noun) [ h ws], but eyes [ a jz] and eye [ a j], and house (verb) Aspiration: two stops in succession have overlapping articulations. Ex: aptitude [ p . t . t u d: voiceless stops are aspirated word-initially, voiceless stops are aspirated if they are the only onset of a word-internal stressed syllable.
