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    The document provides examples of minimal pairs to demonstrate phonological oppositions in English consonants and vowels. It includes 7 exercises that: 1) Give examples of minimal pairs matching given consonant and vowel oppositions. 2) Match words to form minimal pairs. 3) Provide examples to show that certain phonological features are distinctive in English. 4) Match classificatory principles with groups of minimal pairs. 5) Identify phonetic processes in words and phrases. The exercises focus on analyzing phonological features such as place and manner of articulation, voicing, tenseness, frontness/backness, and connected speech adjustments.

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    The document provides examples of minimal pairs to demonstrate phonological oppositions in English consonants and vowels. It includes 7 exercises that: 1) Give examples of minimal pairs matching given consonant and vowel oppositions. 2) Match words to form minimal pairs. 3) Provide examples to show that certain phonological features are distinctive in English. 4) Match classificatory principles with groups of minimal pairs. 5) Identify phonetic processes in words and phrases. The exercises focus on analyzing phonological features such as place and manner of articulation, voicing, tenseness, frontness/backness, and connected speech adjustments.

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    The document provides examples of minimal pairs to demonstrate phonological oppositions in English consonants and vowels. It includes 7 exercises that: 1) Give examples of minimal pairs matching given consonant and vowel oppositions. 2) Match words to form minimal pairs. 3) Provide examples to show that certain phonological features are distinctive in English. 4) Match classificatory principles with groups of minimal pairs. 5) Identify phonetic processes in words and phrases. The exercises focus on analyzing phonological features such as place and manner of articulation, voicing, tenseness, frontness/backness, and connected speech adjustments.

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    Practical Tasks to Seminar 6

    Articulatory and Functional Aspects of Speech Sounds


    Ex. 3 p. 152
    Give examples of minimal pairs matching the given oppositions of consonants and vowels.
    Classificatory principle Opposition Example
    CONSONANTS
    1. Active organ of speech and a) labial vs. lingual Peg - leg, mat – sat
    the place of articulation
    b) lingual vs. pharyngeal Tim-him foam-home

    c) labial bilabial vs. labio- Wear-fair, mice-vice


    dental
    2. Manner of the production of a) occlusive (stops) vs. Pine-fine came-lame mine-
    noise constrictive thine
    b) constrictive vs. affricates
    fare-chair fail-jail
    c)occlusive noise vs.
    sonorants
    bake-make

    3. Work of the vocal cords and a) voiceless fortis vs. voiced Pat-bat, tip-dip, come-gum
    the force of exhalation lenis
    4. Position of the soft palate a) oral vs. nasal pit-pin seek-seen thieves-
    theme
    VOWELS
    1. Position of the tongue a) front vs. central cab—curb bed—bird
    (horizontal movement)
    b) back vs. central pull—perl cart—curt call—curl

    2. Position of the tongue a) close (high) vs. mid-open bid—bird put—port week—
    (vertical movement) (mid) work
    b) open (low) vs. mid-open
    (mid) lack—lurk bard—bird call—
    curl
    3. Degree of tenseness a) tense vs. lax Seat-sit

    4. Position of the lips a) rounded vs. unrounded Caught-cot, pot — part

    5. Stability of articulation a) monophthongs vs. bit—bait bid—beard dead—


    diphthongs dared cot—coat

    Ex. 4 (p. 153)


    Match the words below to obtain the minimal pairs.
    Catch, - match
    pip,- rip
    cheap, - heap
    he, - she
    jail, - fail,
    sap, - lap, cap
    pair, -tear
    say,- lay, ,
    sink, - mink
    , lass, Sam, cap, tear, ????
    Ex. 5 (p. 153)
    Give examples to prove that the following features of the English consonants and vowels
    are distinctive.
    1. Voicelessness – voicedness ____ pen -den , back - bag , pen -then
    _______________________________

    2. Tenseness – laxness ____ Seat-sit , bead -bid,feet


    fit,________________________________

    3. Orality – nasality _____________ pit-pin seek-seen thieves-theme


    ________________________

    4. Frontness – backness __leek-look____________________________________

    Ex. 6 (p. 153)


    Match classificatory principles and groups of minimal pairs given below (the consonants
    opposed initially)
    1. labial bilabial vs. lingual backlingual 3 pin-bin, pack-back, tie – die
    2. forelingual apical vs.forelingual postalveolar 4 fee-wee, fell – well
    3. voiceless fortis vs. voiced lenis 1 pole – coal, bait – gait
    4. labial labio-dental vs labial bilabial 5 pity – city, pay – say, pail - sail
    5. occlusive vs constrictive 2 sob – rob, sole – role, sight - right
    Ex. 7 (p. 153)
    What minimal distinctive feature (or features) makes these oppositions phonologically relevant?
    a) Cap - cab Sent - send Leak - league Voiceless fortis vs voiced lenis

    b) Pee - fee Tie - sigh Do - zoo


    occlusive (stops) vs. constrictive

    c) Till - chill Day - jay Share – chair occlusive vs. affricate, occlusive
    (stops) vs. constrictive

    d) Save - Presser - pressure Mass - mash


    shave alveolar vs. palato-alveolar

    Ex. 9 p. 153 Adjustment phenomena: identify the phonetic process in each


    word or word combination and fill them in into the appropriate section.
    Spar owners, a pair of shoes, left arm, stop pushing, it’s, his shirt, It rains in May,
    He’s coming this year, exactly, history, correct, ‘cause, lots of money, reference,
    are, kindness, Is that your dog?, miserable, favourite, Let me do that for you, Does
    your mother know?, far away, police, ‘bout, tell them, ask her, quick cure, vanilla
    ice-cream, find out, suppose, Would you mind moving?, waste of time, we, ‘round,
    Be on guard, must

    Connected speech adjustment phenomena Examples


    1. Linking r spar owners
    2. Intrusive r
    3. Resyllabification
    4. Elongated articulation of the consonant
    5. Progressive assimilation
    6. Regressive assimilation
    7. Coalescent assimilation
    8. Syncope
    9. Aphesis
    10. Epenthesis
    11. Deletion (elision = ellipsis)
    12. Reduction

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