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Simplification in Informal Speech

The document is a worksheet for students to complete about processes of simplification in informal speech, including assimilation of voice, place, and manner, as well as elision and compression of sounds. Students are to fill in examples for different rules of assimilation, elision of sounds within and between words, and compression of vowels and consonants.

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Simplification in Informal Speech

The document is a worksheet for students to complete about processes of simplification in informal speech, including assimilation of voice, place, and manner, as well as elision and compression of sounds. Students are to fill in examples for different rules of assimilation, elision of sounds within and between words, and compression of vowels and consonants.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ex. 2. .............................................

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

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

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>

>

>

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

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

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Ex. 2. .............................................

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

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Ex. 2. .............................................

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

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Ex. 2. .............................................

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c. Miscelanous

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

> ...............................

Ex. 2. .............................................

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> ...............................

3. ............................................
1. .............................................
Ex. 2. ............................................

Coalescence
Alveolars ................. + ...................> .............................

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

................. + .................. > .............................

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

III. Assimilation of manner


plosive+ nasal

>

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

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Ex. 2. .............................................

IV. Elision
a. Word internal elision of:
1. ..............................................
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2. ..............................................

Pre-nuclear

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

1. ..............................................
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2. ..............................................

Post-nuclear

3. ..............................................
b. Word internal elision of consonants:
1. Alveolars: ..............

Ex.

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2. Dentals:

..............

Ex.

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3. Lateral:

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Ex.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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4. Glottal:

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Ex.

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

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

c. Word boundary elision of vowels:


........................... Ex: 1. .........................................
d. Word boundary elision of consonants:
1. Alveolars:

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Ex.

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

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

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

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

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

2. Labio-dental: .............

Ex.

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

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

3. Lateral:

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Ex.

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

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

4. Glottal:

..............

Ex.

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

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

V. Compression
a. Vowels
1. Triphthongs

2. Diphthongs

3. Vowels

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

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

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

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Ex. 2. .............................

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

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

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

b. Consonants
1. Syllabic consonants ........................................

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

2. Geminated consonants .......................................

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

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