English Phonetics & Phonology I

SYSTEMATIZATION OF PATTERNS OF SIMPLIFICATION IN INFORMAL SPEECH

1. Mention and define the processes of simplification that take place in rapid colloquial
speech.

2. Complete the following diagrams

I. Assimilation of voice
1. ..............................................
C lenis + ...................................................> ...............................Ex. 2. ..............................................
3. ..............................................
II. Assimilation of place

a. Alveolar C final + .....................................> bilabial

 ............................ ............................... Ex. 1. .............................................

............................ .............................. 2. ............................................

............................ > .............................. 3. ............................................
............................ ................................ 4. .............................................

............................ ............................... Ex. 1. .............................................

 ............................ > .............................. 2. ............................................

............................ .............................. 3. ............................................

............................ ................................ 4. .............................................

............................ ............................... Ex. 1. .............................................

 ............................ > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................

............................ .............................. 3. ............................................

............................ .............................. 4. ............................................

b. Alveolar C final + .....................................> velar

............................ ................................ 1. .............................................

 ............................ > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................

............................ ................................ 1. .............................................

 ............................ > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................

............................ ................................ 1. .............................................

 ............................ > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................
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c. Miscelanous
 ................................ 1. .............................................

 > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................

 .............................. 3. ............................................

  ................................ 1. .............................................

> ............................... Ex. 2. ............................................

Coalescence

Alveolars ................. + ...................> ............................. Ex. 1. ...........................................

................. + .................. > ............................. 2. ...........................................

III. Assimilation of manner

plosive+ nasal > ..................................................
............................ ................................ 1. .............................................

 ............................ > ............................... Ex. 2. .............................................

IV. Elision

a. Word internal elision of:

1. ..............................................
......................... 2. .............................................. Pre-nuclear
3. ..............................................

1. ..............................................
......................... 2. .............................................. Post-nuclear
3. ..............................................

b. Word internal elision of consonants:

1. Alveolars: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 3. ..............................

.............. 2. ...................... 4. .............................
2. Dentals: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 3. ..............................
.............. 2. ...................... 4. .............................
3. Lateral: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 2. ..............................
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4. Glottal: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 2. ..............................

c. Word boundary elision of vowels:

........................... Ex: 1. ......................................... 2. ......................................

d. Word boundary elision of consonants:

1. Alveolars: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 3. ..............................

.............. 2. ...................... 4. .............................

2. Labio-dental: ............. Ex. 1. ...................... 2. ..............................

3. Lateral: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 2. ..............................

4. Glottal: .............. Ex. 1. ...................... 2. ..............................

V. Compression

a. Vowels

1. Triphthongs ........................> ......................... Ex. 1. .............................

........................> ......................... 2. .............................

2. Diphthongs ........................> ......................... 1. .............................

........................> ......................... Ex. 2. .............................

........................> ......................... 3. ............................

3. Vowels ........................> ......................... Ex. 1. .............................

........................> ......................... 2. .............................

b. Consonants

1. Syllabic consonants ........................................ Ex. 1. ...................................

2. ...................................

2. Geminated consonants ....................................... Ex. 1. ...................................

2. ...................................