Match the words below to obtain the minimal pairs

Catch, pip, cheap, he, jail, sap, lap, pair, say, sink, rip, fail, lass, Sam, mink, cap, she, lay, heap, match

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Match classificatory principles and groups of minimal pairs given below (the consonants opposed initially)

4. 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 ___________vs._________

c) till—chill day-jay share-chair ___________vs._________

d) save-shave presser-pressure mass-mash ___________vs._________

5. ADJUSTMENT PHENOMENA: identify the phonetic process in each word or word combination and fill them 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____________________________________________________________________

2. Intrusive r__________________________________________________________________

3. Resyllabification_____________________________________________________________

4. Elongated articulation of the consonant___________________________________________

5. Progressive (perseverative) assimilation___________________________________________

6. Regressive(anticipatory) assimilation_____________________________________________

7. Coalescent (reciprocal) assimilation______________________________________________

8.Syncope_____________________________________________________________________

9.Aphesis______________________________________________________________________

10. Epenthesis________________________________________________________________

11. Deletion (elision = ellipsis)_____________________________________________________

12. Reduction__________________________________________________________________

* Aphesis/apheresis/aphaeresis(Greek: apo – away, hairein – to take) – the removal of an initial, usually unstressed vowel or a syllable of a word (the form of metaplasm and elision). Cf. apocopation– removal of an end vowel/syllable; syncope– removal of a middle vowel/syllable (e.g. Australian English is sometimes called Strine; didn’t, etc.). Adding sounds: epenthesis(e.g. England ['ıηglænd]).

e.g. Latin ebiscopus >bishop; acute>cute; amend>mend; evanish (old)> vanish; esquire>squire, etc.

Read the following sentences and try to spot the consonants which are likely to change when spoken fast.

1. Make sure everything’s in place in case they arrive early.

2. Instead of taking the bus, let’s walk through Green Park and Hyde Park.

3. That’s the third person I’ve seen wearing a red coat this morning.

4. Would you prefer eggs and bacon or sausages and mashed potatoes?

5. I spend half the year in Paris and the rest in Berlin.

6. The only thing I keep in my handbag is a purse and a handkerchief.

7. Read the following sentences and try to spot the times when the sounds /t/ or /d/ may disappear.

1. My landlady bought a new handbag the other day.

2. The first girl earned twenty pounds.

3. The second boy waited for half an hour.

4. I don’t know when they finished work yesterday.

5. I don’t like fast food as a rule.

6. It was a perfect afternoon, perfectly marvelous.

7. Raise both your hands slowly in the air.

8. I watch TV most evenings; in fact I watched for five hours last night.

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