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All 17 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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Phonotactics | The rules hat govern which syllable structure a language does and does not allow. |
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Syllable | A phonological unit consisting one or more phonemes. |
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Vowel | Is the mandatory part of a syllable. |
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Morphophonology | The study of the interection of phonology and morphology. |
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Nouns | Can be inflected for number and case. |
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Verbs | Can be inflected for tense, aspect, person and number. |
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Adjectives | Modify nouns and can be inflected for comparison. |
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Adverbs | Takes no inflection and perform multiple modifying functions. |
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Adverbs can modify | sentences, adverbs, verbs and adjectives. |
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Pronouns | Can be inflected for case. |
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Examples of Open Classes | Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs |
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Examples of Closed Classes | Pronouns, Determiners, Prepositions, Conjuction |
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Diphthong | Two sounds blended into one. |
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Nasalization | Vowels become nasalized before nasal consonants. |
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Lengthening | Vowels become lengthened before voiced consonants. |
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Aspiration | Voiceless stops are aspirated when it is the first of the stressed syllable. |
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Flapping | /t/ and /d/ are flapped when following vowel is unestressed |
Set Information
| Terms | 17 |
| Creator | prijordan |
| Created | October 15, 2007 |
| Group | LING420-05-Fall2007 |
| Tags | morphophonology, vowel, syllable, phonotactics |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- Examples of Open Classes → Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs - 2 misses
- Examples of Closed Classes → Pronouns, Determiners, Prepositions, Conjuction - 2 misses
- Adjectives → Modify nouns and can be inflected for comparison. - 1 miss
- Adverbs can modify → sentences, adverbs, verbs and adjectives. - 1 miss
- Pronouns → Can be inflected for case. - 1 miss
- Diphthong → Two sounds blended into one. - 1 miss
- Nasalization → Vowels become nasalized before nasal consonants. - 1 miss