Midterm test

When a consonant changes into a different sound, but does not coincide with the assimilating one
105. Assimilation can be of three types…
progressive, regressive and double (reciprocal)
106. What types of Reduction do you know?
quantitative and qualitative
107. Define the Quantitative reduction!
shortening of a long vowel sound in the unstressed position he [hi: - hi• - hi]
108. Define the Qualitative reduction!
obscuration of both long and short vowels [ə, ɪ, ʊ]. can [kæn - kən - kn]
109. What is the syllable?
a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound, and may or may not be surrounded by consonants
110. According to the accentual weight, syllables can be classified into:
stressed and unstressed
111. How many aspects has the syllabic structure of words?
The problem of the syllabic structure of words has two aspects: syllable formation and syllable division
112. By what letters may graphically be represented the syllabic structure of words?
V - standing for a vowel, C - standing for a consonant, S - standing for a sonorant