Phonetic Processes

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

a sound becoming alike another nearby it

1. regressive assimilation
2. progressive assimilation
3. voicing assimilation

-eg: (nasal assimilation) can’t

Question 2

Flapping

Answer 2

dental/alveolar stop becoming a flap articulation`

Question 3

dissimilation

Answer 3

sound becoming less alike

-eg: fifths –> [fɪfts]

Question 4

Deletion

Answer 4

removes segment from certain phonetic contexts

eg: did he get it ; removing the [h] sound when speaking quickly –> [dɪdi gɛd ɪt]

Question 5

Epenthesis

Answer 5

adding a segment into a word to make it easier to pronounce

eg: something–> [sʌmpθɪŋ]

Question 6

Metathesis

Answer 6

reordering sounds in order to make them easier to say

prescribe –> perscribe

Question 7

Vowel Reduction

Answer 7

Reducing the length of a vowel common speech

eg: banana [banana] –> [bənana]

Question 8

sonority scale

Answer 8

0. Obstruent
1. Nasal
2. Liquids
3. Glides
4. Vowels

Question 9

Sonority Requirement

Answer 9

the fact that sonority must rise before the syllabic nucleus and fall after the nucleus