5 Questions
Which type of English clipping occurs in a stressed syllable before a fortis consonant?
Pre-fortis clipping
In phonetics, what is clipping?
The process of shortening the articulation of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel
What happens to vowels preceding voiceless consonants that begin a next syllable in English?
They are not affected by pre-fortis clipping rule
In which type of words does rhythmic clipping occur?
Polysyllabic words
"Clipping with vowel reduction" also occurs in which type of syllables?
"Many unstressed syllables"
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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