1. Consider the following lexical items:
[skwɒt]
[tʰw̥ɪtʃ]
(i) Write out the two words indicated above in ordinary orthography.
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(ii) What process is represented by the diacritic underneath the [w] in the second of the above words?
(iii) Why does this process occur? Write about 50-100 words.
(iv) State another example of a word in which the above process occurs and transcribe the word in IPA notation.
(v) Construct a rule accounting for the process in (ii).
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2. Write short notes (about 100-150 words) on each of the following, making
sure to give appropriate examples. Each set of notes are equally-weighted.
[+ sonorant}
Ambisyllabicity
[-voice]
[+nasal]
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3. Respond to all the following sub-parts of the question.
What is meant by the term ‘connected speech processes’?
Why does the word ‘handwash’ sound like ‘hamwash’ in normal fluent
speech?
Write a phonological rule to explain your answer in (b).
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4. Respond to all the following sub-parts of the question.
What is the structure of the metrical foot?
(b) Draw a metrical tree to represent the metrical structure of the following sentence:
The facilitation of the journey was key
(c) What is extrametricality?
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1. Explain the interactions, if any, between syllables and word boundaries?
2. “Language variation experienced in everyday speech is just allophony.” To
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what extent is this statement correct? Discuss with reference to both phonemes and distinctive features.