Definitions
This speech sound occurs when two consecutive vowel exist in one syllable
Diphthong
Which vowel occurs in the words:
Often
cross
thought
[ɔ]
Pretty
[ˈpɹIti]
[ˈpɹItɨ]
Name the five categories of consonants in English
Plosive, Fricative, Affricative, Nasal, and Lateral
When a word is multisyllabic THIS must be marked in transcription
Stress
A speech sound in which the flow of breath is free and unobstructed by the articulators
Vowel
Lamb
Valley
magic
[æ]
Among
[ʌˈmʌŋ]
[əˈmʌŋ]
Provide one example of a voiced and unvoiced plosive consonant pair
b/p
d/t
g/k
[dʒ] [tʃ]
In American Standard pronunciation [o] only occurs in THIS position
unstress
Consisting of two consonants that are made in the same position and place of articulators, one being voiced and one unvoiced
Congate Pairs
Which vowel occurs in the following words:
Would
Cookie
Book
[ʊ]
Middle
[ˈmIdl]
[ˈmIdəl]
Provide an example of a voiced/unvoiced fricative consonant pair
v/f
z/s
[ʒ] / [ʃ]
[ð] / [θ]
h
In a stressed syllable, primary stress is notated with an apostrophe where?
Above and Before the stressed syllable
The principal goal of lyric diction is
COMMUNICATION
Which vowel occurs in the words:
third
girl
surge
[ɜ˞]
Stewed
[stʊd]
[stud]
When an 'r' is followed by THIS it sounds as a burred r (consonant)
vowel
The following 4 symbols can be substituted in place of [ə] in unstress
[I] [ɛ] [o] [ʊ]
The vowel that precedes and is related organically to a glide consonant is called? List the three examples
Glide Vowel
(u)[w]
(ɚ)[ɹ]
(i)[j]
Which vowel occurs in the words:
reign
lace
claim
[eɪ]
Thinking
[ˈθInkIŋ]
[ˈθIŋkIŋ]
When does [g] follow [ŋ] in transcription?
When the root of the word is not a verb OR in the comparative form
'With' is pronounced with a [ð] when it is followed by...
a word beginning with a vowel or voiced consonant