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Linguistics (Common Allophonic Changes in English)
Essential Introductory Linguistics, Hudson, WashU [Test 2]
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Undergraduate 1
10/16/2010
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Term
voiceless stops
 Definition
voiceless stops are aspirated when initial in stressed syllables
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stress
 Definition
nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs have at least one stressed vowel
Term
devoicing
 Definition
a word-final obstruent (stop or fricative) has the value for voicing (voiced or voiceless) of the preceding obstruent
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alveolar stop
 Definition
an alveolar stop is (flapped and) voiced when after a stressed vowel and before an unstressed vowel
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