DELTA definitions
Fricative - correct answer D a type of consonant sound that
is made through a restricted but not completely blocked release of air to create a
turbulent airflow.
F It can be voiced or unvoiced. Sibilant or labio dental, alveolar consontant sounds.
E /f/ /v/ /s/ /z/
Assimilation - correct answer D a phonological process in
which a speech sound changes to become more like or identical to another which
precedes or follows it.
F This can be either progressive or regressive. It can refer to only voicing or
devoicing.
E Swim the lips are shaped in anticipation for the /w/ sounds when making the /s/.
Could you. Good girl, have to.
Bound morpheme - correct answer D the smallest unit in
language that affects meaning that only occurs attached to other morphemes.
F can take the form of a prefix or a suffix, or verb inflection.
E s' in speaks.
Lexical field - correct answer D also known as a semantic
field: the organisation of related words and expressions into a system that shows
their relationship to one another.
F Can create lexical cohesion. Typical of certain genres like poetry.
