The Final Battle
1. Calling the Phones
6. Phono + Tactics
2. Phonology fill in the blank
7. Feature Features
3. On the Spot Minimal Pairs
8. Act It Out
4. Name that Phonological
9. Eawy Phonetic
Rule
5. Set Up the Syllable
Pwocesses
10. Toddler Syntax
Table of Content
1. Calling the
Phones
2. Phonology fill in
the blank
3. On the Spot
Minimal Pairs
4. Name that
Phonological
Rule
5. Set Up the Syllable
6. Phone+O+Tactics
7. Feature Features
8. Acting Out
9. Eawy Pwonetic
Pwocesses
10. Toddler Syntax
Calling the Phones
Duel - One against one
Each team chooses two participants.
When giving your answer you will be awarded
-2 pt for the SOUND
-2 pt for the SYMBOL (on board)
- 1 pt for an EXAMPLE
Which sound is it?
1. I am a “plosive”.
2. I am “velar”
3. I am “voiceless”
 What am I?
[k]
Which sound is it?
1. I am a “nasal”.
2. I am “bilabial”
3. I am “voiced”
 What am I?
[m]
Which sound is it?
1. I am a “plosive”.
2. I am “alveolar”
3. I am “voiceless”
 What am I?
[t]
Which sound is it?
1. I am an “approximant”
[w]
2. I am “velar” and “labial”
3. To pronounce me, you
must have rounded lips.
 What am I?
Which sound is it?
1. I am “alveolar”
[l]
2. I am “voiced”, but can also be
voiceless in certain
circumstances.
3. I am a “lateral approximant”.
4. I am a “liquid”.
 What am I?
Which sound is it?
1. I am “alveolar”.
2. I am a “nasal”
3. I am “voiced”
 What am I?
[n]
Which sound is it?
1. I am a “fricative”.
2. I am “glottal”
3. I am “voiceless”
 What am I?
[h]
Which sound is it?
1. I am an “affricate”.
2. I am “voiceless”
 What am I?
[ʧ]
Which sound is it?
1. I am “plosive”.
2. I am “bilabial”
3. I am “voiced”
 What am I?
[b]
Phonology Fill in the Blank
Individual Questions
Each team chooses one participant
Phonology Fill in the Blank
No human language exploits
all phonetic ___________.
Phonology Fill in the Blank
Every language makes its
own particular selection
from the range of all possible
________________.
Phonology Fill in the Blank
 The task of ______________
is to discover and describe the
systematic phonological
patterns found in individual
languages.
Phonology Fill in the Blank
 __________ correspond to
articulatory or acoustic
categories such as [voice] or
[strident]
 They are the smallest building
block of phonological structure
Phonology Fill in the Blank
The three major phonological
units are:



Phonology Fill in the Blank
Segments are said to
_________ when their
presence alone may distinguish
forms with different meaning
from each other
Ex: sip [sɪp] and zip [zɪp]
Phonology Fill in the Blank
Two forms with distinct
meaning that differ by only
one segment found in the
same position in each form,
are said to be __________
_______.
Phonology Fill in the Blank
Segments that contrast with
each other in a particular
language are said to belong
to separate ____________
of that language.
On the Spot
Minimal Pairs
Individual Questions
Each team chooses one participants
On the Spot Minimal Pairs
Find minimal pairs
to prove that
/f/ and /v/
are in fact phonemes of English.
On the Spot Minimal Pairs
Find minimal pairs
to prove that
/b/ and /m/
are in fact phonemes of English.
On the Spot Minimal Pairs
Find minimal pairs
to prove that
/z/ and /s/
are in fact phonemes of English.
On the Spot Minimal Pairs
Find minimal pairs
to prove that
/l/ and /r/
are in fact phonemes of English.
Name the Phonological Rule
Group Question (all groups work at once)
First group to answer
Time limit (60 seconds)
Possibility of stealing other groups points
Name that Phonological Rule
 Blue
[blu]
 Gleam [glim]
 Slip
[slɪp]
 Flog
[flɒg]
 Leaf
[lif]
 Plow
 Clap
 Clear
 Play
[pl̥aʊ]
[kl̥æp]
[kl̥ɪər]
[pl̥eɪ]
/l/
Answer
In English, we find the voiceless
allophones /l̥/after voiceless
stops,
and voiced allophones
/l/elsewhere.
Name the Phonological Rule
 Brew
[bru]
 Green [grin]
 Drip
[drɪp]
 Frog
[rɒg]
 Shrimp [ʃrɪmp]
 Prow
 Trip
 Creep
 Pray
[pr̥aʊ]
[tr̥ɪp]
[kr̥ip]
[pr̥eɪ]
/r/
Answer
In English, glides have voiceless
allophones after voiceless
stops,
and voiced allophones
elsewhere.
Name that Phonological Rule
 Beauty [bjuti]
 Putrid [pj̥utrɪd]
 Dwayne [dweɪn]
 Twin
 Gwen
[gwɛn]
 View [vju]
 Swim [swɪm]
 Thwack [θwæk]
[tw̥ɪn]
 Quick [kw̥ɪk]
 Cute
[kj̥ut]
/j//w/
Answer
In English, liquids have
voiceless allophones after
voiceless stops,
 and voiced allophones
elsewhere.
Name that Phonological Rule
 Eyes
 Lies
 Tried
 Tribe
 House
 Loud
 Cow
[aɪz]
[laɪz]
[tr̥aɪd]
[tr̥aɪb]
[haʊz]
[laʊd]
[kaʊ]
 Ice
 Lice
 Trite
 Tripe
 House
[ʌɪs]
[l ʌɪs]
[tr̥ʌɪt]
[tr̥ʌɪp]
[hʌʊs]
/aɪ//aʊ/
Answer
• [aj] before the class of voiced
consonants or in word final
position
• [ʌ j] before the class of voiceless
consonants
Name that Phonological Rule
 Save
 Abe
 Made
 Maze
 Age
 Haig
[sev]
[eb]
[med]
[mez]
[edʒ]
[eg]
 Safe
 Ape
 Mate
 Mace
H
 Ache
[sĕf]
[ĕp]
[mĕt]
[mĕs]
[ĕtʃ]
[ĕk]
/e/
Answer
In English, /e/ is short
when followed by a
voiceless consonant.
Name that Phonological Rule
 Tenth [tɛn̪θ]
 Know [noʊ]
 Month[mʌn̪θ]
 Annoy [ənɔɪ]
 Panther
 Onion [ʌnyən]
[pæn̪θər]
 Chrysanthemum
[krɪsæn̪θəməm]
 Nun
[nʌn]
/n/
Answer

In English, /n/ becomes
dental when it precedes
/θ/.
Name that Phonological Rule
Skill [skɪl]
Kill
Ask
Cass
[æsk]
Ski
[ski]
School [skul]
Skull [skʌl]
Ink [ɪŋk]
King
Cool
Key
Cull
[khɪl]
h
[k æs]
[khɪŋ]
[khul]
[khi]
h
[k əl]
/k/
Answer

Voiceless oral stops (/k/)
are aspirated when it is
syllable initial, and
unaspirated elsewhere *
Name that Phonological Rule
Lit
[lɪt]
Lame [leɪm]
Let
[lɛt]
Lick [lɪk]
Lay [leɪ]
Leak [lik]
Low
[ɫoʊ]
Law [ɫɔ]
Loot [ɫut]
Lull [ɫʌɫ]
All
[ɔɫ]
Feel [fiɫ]
Answer
In English, [l] occurs in the
initial position before a front
vowel.

In English, [ɫ] occurs in the
initial position before a central
or back vowel
or in the word final position


Set Up the Syllable
One participant per team
On the Board
Time limit (30 seconds)
One group at a time
but other groups work on the question at desk
Since there will be a possibility of steeling points
Draw the Syllable Tree for this word
Syllable:
Set Up the Syllable
Lullaby:
Set Up the Syllable
Finding:
Set Up the Syllable
Hopelessly:
Phone + O + tactics
Individual questions
Multiple choice questions
Time limit (10 seconds)
Definition: The set of constraints on
how sequences of segments pattern.
Phonemes
Phonology
Phonotactics
Phonetics
Phone me … baby!
Which one of these series of sounds not
possible in English in the onset
position?
s+t+r
t+w
s + k +r
s +d+r
s+p+l
Which one of these words don’t fill an
accidental gap of English?
Ptato
Zena
Kodik
Tacoo
Washik
Which one of these words could be
considered an systemic gap of English?
Shaz
Zif
Drodif
Strik
Tdriff
Feature Features
Individual questions
Each team chooses one participant
Answers on board + Time limit (10 seconds)
Each question worth up to 5 points
Features of this segment?
/n/
[
[
[
[
[
consonantal]
syllabic]
sonorant]
continuant]
voice]
Features of this segment?
/f/
[
[
[
[
[
consonantal]
syllabic]
sonorant]
continuant]
voice]
Features of this segment?
/s/
[
[
[
[
[
consonantal]
syllabic]
sonorant]
continuant]
voice]
Features of this segment?
/g/
[
[
[
[
[
consonantal]
syllabic]
sonorant]
continuant]
voice]
Theorizing
Group exercise
All groups at the same time
One sheet of paper
Time limit (30 seconds)
2 Points per right answer
Match the theory with the statement.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Acting Out
Group discussion
Each team chooses a participant
to represent their team
First Team
To show your understanding of
the term, act this out:
BABBLING
Second Team
To show your understanding of
the term, act this out:
LISP
Third Team
Only using materials in class, act
this out:
OVEREXTENTION
Fourth Team
Only using materials in class, act
this out:
UNDEREXTENTION
Eawy Pwonetic Pwocesses
Individual questions
Each team chooses one participant
What kind of early phonetic
process is used in this example:
Syllable deletion
Syllable simplification
Substitution
Assimilation
Maintenance of the same cons./vowel
What kind of early phonetic
process is used in this example:
Syllable deletion
Syllable simplification
Substitution
Assimilation
Maintenance of the same cons./vowel
What kind of early phonetic
process is used in this example:
Syllable deletion
Syllable simplification
Substitution
Assimilation
Maintenance of the same cons./vowel
What kind of early phonetic
process is used in this example:
Syllable deletion
Syllable simplification
Substitution
Assimilation
Maintenance of the same cons./vowel
Toddler Syntax
Individual questions
Each team chooses one participant
What syntax stage?
‘Mom gone’.
Combine important words with crucial
semantic relationships
What syntax stage?
‘I teasing Mummy.’
Contains utterances that are generally
longer than two words but lack bound
morphemes and most functional categories
What syntax stage?
‘Puppy’.
A single word to express a whole sentencelike meaning
What syntax stage?
‘See cow’
Combine important words with crucial
semantic relationships
Please wait while we tally the scores ...
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Congratulations
to our winning team !!!