Linguistic HW.

HOMEWORK Turn in to sections. You may collaborate—in this case, write the names of all the collaborators on a single copy of the assignment to turn into your TA. Each person should also bring in a copy to refer to during sections. Be aware that you are responsible for independently knowing the material for quizzes and the final exam. I. Write a phonetic description for the bolded consonants in the following words. Include voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation. Example: club—voiced bilabial stop

1. cat 2. dog 3. fine 4. tough 5. space 6. gold 7. key 8. mom 9. know 10. stop 11. sister 12. table 13. van 14. push 15. thin 16. then 17. nice 18. hand 19. light 20. butter

II. Write a phonetic description for the following English vowels and diphthongs written in IPA. Include

height, frontness/backness, rounded/unrounded, tense/lax (when relevant). For example: æ-front, low,

lax, unrounded

1.i

2.ʌ

3.u 4. ɪ

5.ʊ

6. e

7. o

8. ɛ

9. ɑ

III. For each of the following vowels and diphthongs write three words that include that sound.

For example, oy-boy, join, Detroit

1.i

2.ʌ

3.u 4. ɪ

5.ʊ

6. e

7. o

8. ɛ

9. a

10. æ

11. ay

12. aw

IV. Answer the following questions

1. What is the difference between the vowel a and the diphthong aw?

2. What is the difference between the vowel o and the diphthong oy?

3. What is the difference between the vowel i and the diphthong ay?

4. What does it mean when we say that the vowels i, e, o, u are diphthongal in California English?

5. What does it mean when we say that the vowels i,e,o,u are monophthongal in many other varieties of English, for example Nigerian English? What is the difference between

California o and Nigerian o in English?

6. What does it mean to say that the diphthong ay is monophthongal in Southern English and African American English?