Summary: An Introduction To Language And Linguistics | 9781316061855 | Ralph W Fasold, et al

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  • 1 The sounds of language (Phonology and Phonetics)

  • 1.1.2 The vocal tract

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  • What is situated above the larynx, at the base of the tongue?

    Epiglottis
  • 1.1.3 Articulation

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  • When is the sound nasal?

    When the velum is open and the air flows into the nose.
  • When is the sound oral?

    When the velum is closed.
  • 1.1.4 Manners of articulation

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  • What is the manner of articulation?

    The way in which air stream is released.
  • When is the manner of articulation a stop?

    When the airflow out of the mouth is completely cut off.
  • When is the manner of articulation fricative?

    When the air flow is not blocked but restricted. The air stream becomes noisy.
  • 1.2 Suprasegmentals

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  • What do suprasegmental aspects of speech include?

    Length
    tone 
    intonation
    syllable structure
    stress
  • 1.2.3 Syllable structure

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  • What do the nucleus and the coda form together?

    The rhyme
  • 1.2.4 Stress

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  • What is paradigmatic stress?

    When the stress patterns depend on what part of speech a word is.
  • 1.4.5 Types of phonological alternations

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  • What is the opposite of assimilation?

    Dissimilation (two sounds that are similar become different).

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