Allophones Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

academic language - - - written or spoken language that is more stylistically formal than spoken conversational language; language that is most often used in academic discourse or text. adjective - - - A part of speech that describes a noun or person (e.g., windy, blue). adverb - - - A part of speech that describes a verd, adjective, or adverb (e.g., sadly, crookedly). affricate - - - A speech sound with features of both a fricative and a stop; in English, /ch/ and /j/ are ________. alloph...

speech community a group of people who share a set of norms and expectations regarding the use of language free variation 1 term used to refer to two sounds that occur in overlapping environments but cause no distinction in the meaning of their respective words free variation 2 refers to allophone production that is not tied to a particular phonetic environment Structured Vision ... sociolinguistic competence the ability to interpret the social meaning that language conv...

A summary on the most important linguistic concepts for the course English Linguistics 2 English and Englishes. This summary contains all the content for the phonetic exam. I received an 8,8 for the exam!

FTCE prekindergarten primary pk-3 Questions with complete Answers emergent literature- Marie Clay (1966) -gradual dev of literacy behavior or stage in which child begins to learn about print -birth to age 5 -aka reading readiness common difficulties in emergent literature (4) -phonics application -whole language understanding -alphabetical construction in word dev -literacy skills *students w/o these skills exhibit risk factors in literary dev factors that cause difficulti...

TExES ESL Certification Exam

head-turn preference paradigm - correct answer An experimental framework in which infants' speech preference or learning is measured by the length of time they turn their heads in the direction of a sound. familiarization phase - correct answer a preparation period during which subjects are exposed to stimuli that will serve as the basis for the test phase to follow test phase - correct answer ...

LETRS GLOSSARY VOLUME 1 UNITS 1-4 EXAM WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 1. Allophones - ANSWER Slight alterations to pronunciation of phonemes resulting from phonemes overlapping with one another in a spoken word; these variations of pronunciation are predictable and unconscious, as most speakers make them. 2. Allophonic variation - ANSWER The slightly different pronunciation of a phoneme, depending on its place in a word; for example, automatic nasalizing of a vowel before a nasal consonant...

Articulatory Phonetics - observing the movement patterns of the articulators - how sounds are produced - helpful in correcting articulation disorders - focused more on anatomy and movement of the articulators biofeedback: see what's happening with articulation - ultrasound - electromagnetic articulography - palatography = retainer with sensors, on the palate Acoustic Phonetics - - sound measured and interpreted by instruments and technology - precise measurements are graphed - l...

OAE FOUNDATIONS OF READING (190) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% academic language - correct answer language of the classroom; an essential part of the oral and written discourse necessary for academic success that should be used liberally throughout the school day. It includes, for example, discipline-specific vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, and applications of rhetorical conventions and devices that are typical for a content area (i.e. essays, lab reports, discussions of a controversial i...

NBCT Early and Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Pragmatics - Answer- the way we use oral language (or any form of language) for a practical purpose. Stages of Language Acquisition - Answer- 1. Pre-Speech 2. Babbling Stage 3.One Word Stage 4. Two Word Stage 5. Telegraphic Stage (Early Multi-Word Stage) 6. Later Multi-Word Stage Pre-Speech - Answer- When infants learn to pay attention to speech, inflection, and rhythm before they lear...