Consonants and vowels

2: Vowels

phonetics

The vowels of RP: phonetic classes

phonology

The vowels of RP: phonological classes

Schwa <3 !!!

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Schwa <3 !!!

Tense-lax alternation: Vowel Shift

Vowel Shift environments:

- Trisyllabic Laxness: the stressed vowel is in (at least) the third syllable from the end, e.g., vain-vanity, provoke-provocative, etc.- Laxing by suffix (Laxing suffixes): e.g., final-finish, state-static, etc.- Pre-cluster Laxness: e.g., keep-kept, assume-assumption, etc.- Laxness by free U: the stressed vowel is followed by a letter <u> in free graphic position, e.g., state-statue, grade-gradual, etc.- CiV Laxness: the stressed vowel letter <i/y> is followed by the CiV configuration in spelling, e.g., decide-decision, revise-revision, Syria, etc.

Tenseness rules: (are stronger than laxness rules!)- CiV Tenseness: all stressed vowels other than <i/y> followed by the CiV configuration in spelling, e.g., nation, deletion, motion, fusion- Prevocalic Tenseness: vowels followed by another vowel, e.g., Leo, variety, hiatus, etc.

Vowel Shift environments:

- Trisyllabic Laxness: the stressed vowel is in (at least) the third syllable from the end, e.g., vain-vanity, provoke-provocative, etc.- Laxing by suffix (Laxing suffixes): e.g., final-finish, state-static, etc.- Pre-cluster Laxness: e.g., keep-kept, assume-assumption, etc.- Laxness by free U: the stressed vowel is followed by a letter <u> in free graphic position, e.g., state-statue, grade-gradual, etc.- CiV Laxness: the stressed vowel letter <i/y> is followed by the CiV configuration in spelling, e.g., decide-decision, revise-revision, Syria, etc.

Tenseness rules: (are stronger than laxness rules!)- CiV Tenseness: all stressed vowels other than <i/y> followed by the CiV configuration in spelling, e.g., nation, deletion, motion, fusion- Prevocalic Tenseness: vowels followed by another vowel, e.g., Leo, variety, hiatus, etc.

CiV

CiV

Difference between productive and non-productive suffixes

R-influence: Pre-R Breaking

R-influence: Pre-R Broadening

The regular absence of Broadening: the Carrot-Rule

Productive vs. non-productive suffixes

Rule interaction

bean vs. beer

bean vs. beer

What are the two differences in pronunciation?

bean vs. beer

What are the two differences in pronunciation?

What are the two rules producing the differences?

bean vs. beer

What are the two differences in pronunciation?

What are the two rules producing the differences?

How do the two rules interact?

rule interaction =

rule ordering

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