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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Phonetic similarity
Hello all, this is a question I've been asked for an assignment due this week. I've googled phonetic similarity, but I've had no luck finding a decent definition. Could someone please explain the definition of phonetic similarity for me? Cheers
Examine the distribution of [t], [t.] and [.] in the data below from Cockney English. Are the sounds in complementary distribution? Do they all belong to the same phoneme? Discuss the issue of phonetic similarity in relation to this example.
be?? ‘better’
l?? ‘lit’
ðæ? s??? ‘that sort’
t???m ‘time’
st?k ‘stick’
w??n?s ‘witness’
?i? ?? ‘eat it’
stænd?d ‘standard’
t??iz ‘tease’
k??? ? t??i ‘cup of tea’
Examine the distribution of [t], [t.] and [.] in the data below from Cockney English. Are the sounds in complementary distribution? Do they all belong to the same phoneme? Discuss the issue of phonetic similarity in relation to this example.
be?? ‘better’
l?? ‘lit’
ðæ? s??? ‘that sort’
t???m ‘time’
st?k ‘stick’
w??n?s ‘witness’
?i? ?? ‘eat it’
stænd?d ‘standard’
t??iz ‘tease’
k??? ? t??i ‘cup of tea’
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Anonymous Discuss the issue of phonetic similarity in relation to this example. I think they just want you to talk about the similarities and differences between those three phones, most likely in terms of articulation, mentioning which are aspirated or not, which are voiced or not, which have the same point of articulation or don't ----- that kind of thing. CJ
- Anonymous Discuss the issue of phonetic similarity in relation to this example.
- I think they just want you to talk about the similarities and differences between those three phones, most likely in terms of articulation, mentioning which are aspirated or not, which are voiced or not, which have the same point of articulation or don't ----- that kind of thing.
- CJ
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AnonymousDiscuss the issue of phonetic similarity in relation to this example.I think they just want you to talk about the similarities and differences between those three phones, most likely in terms of articulation, mentioning which are aspirated or not, which are voiced or not, which have the same point of articulation or don't ----- that kind of thing.
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