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Which type of English clipping occurs in a stressed syllable before a fortis consonant?
Which type of English clipping occurs in a stressed syllable before a fortis consonant?
- Rhythmic clipping
- Post-fortis clipping
- Pre-fortis clipping (correct)
- Unstressed clipping
In phonetics, what is clipping?
In phonetics, what is clipping?
- The process of shortening the articulation of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel (correct)
- The process of lengthening the articulation of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel
- The process of changing the stress pattern of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel
- The process of merging two phonetic segments into one
What happens to vowels preceding voiceless consonants that begin a next syllable in English?
What happens to vowels preceding voiceless consonants that begin a next syllable in English?
- They are not affected by pre-fortis clipping rule (correct)
- They are reduced to schwa sound
- They are always clipped regardless of stress
- They are lengthened compared to vowels preceding voiced consonants
In which type of words does rhythmic clipping occur?
In which type of words does rhythmic clipping occur?
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"Clipping with vowel reduction" also occurs in which type of syllables?
"Clipping with vowel reduction" also occurs in which type of syllables?
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Study Notes
Clipping in English Phonetics
- In English, a type of clipping occurs in a stressed syllable before a fortis consonant.
- Clipping in phonetics refers to the reduction of a vowel sound.
- When a vowel precedes a voiceless consonant that begins a next syllable in English, it gets shortened or reduced.
- Rhythmic clipping occurs in words with an unstressed prefix and a stressed root.
- Clipping with vowel reduction also occurs in syllables with a diphthong or a triphthong.
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