Consonants STOPS

In contrast to StAmE pronunciations, it has been observed that the voiceless stops [p], [t], and [k] in Gullah are generally unaspirated at the beginning of stressed syllables (Turner 1971, 2002; Mack 1984). According to Turner, these sounds are also occasionally produced as ejectives in this position. Turner notes that [p] is sometimes followed by slight aspiration “[b]efore long vowels in very emphatic speech” (1971: 127). He emphasizes, however, that variation among the aspirated, nonaspirated, and ejective variants of these three sounds is not phonemically distinctive in Gullah.

According to Turner (1971, 2002) the palatal stop [c] is used in Gullah where StAmE has [ʧ] in words such as chew and March. He notes that this stop is occasionally aspirated in emphatic speech. He also observes use of the palatal stop [Ɉ] in words such as Jack and pleasure, where StAmE has [ʤ] and [Ʒ] , respectively. And he notes that [Ɉ] is occasionally found where the sounds [z] or [ʃ] would be heard in StAmE.

Similar to speakers of many other varieties of English, Gullah speakers exhibit use of consonant cluster reduction, by which the word-final stop in a consonant cluster gets deleted. As an alternative strategy, consonant clusters are also occasionally separated by vowels in Gullah (Turner 1971: 130).

Finally, there are some additional alternations made by the current speaker for the stops [p] and [k]. In the reading list, the speaker pronounces the word palm as  and only after being questioned provides the alternative pronunciation of . And in the reading passage, the speaker produces the word cloak variably as [klot] and [klok]. These pronunciations may represent some idiosyncratic tendencies on the part of this particular speaker or more productive processes in Gullah.

اخر الاخبار

اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

قسم العلاقات العامة يختتم فعاليات محطات فتية الكفيل الثقافية في محافظة نينوى

ما الخدمات التي قدّمها موكب أشبال الطفّ لزائري عاشوراء؟

العتبة العباسية المقدسة تنظّم مسيرات عزائية لإحياء ذكرى عاشوراء في نينوى

قسم الشؤون الفكرية يحيي ذكرى استشهاد الإمام الحسين (عليه السلام) في القارة الإفريقية

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

تناول الجبن.. مفيد للجسم أم خطر يهدد صحتك؟

طبيبة أسنان تحذر.. لا تتجاهل هذه العلامة بعد التنظيف

يجب أن تأكل المزيد من الشمام هذا الصيف.. إليك السبب ؟

تأثير صحي كبير.. كم بيضة يجب أن تتناول يوميا؟

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

أداء خلايا البيروفسكايت الشمسية تحت الماء قد يزيد كفاءة تحويل الكهرباء

مسافة الأمان: أساس القيادة الآمنة وتجنب الحوادث

هل القيادة السريعة تعني استهلاك اكثر للوقود؟

لماذا يعتبر كوكب المريخ غير صالح للحياة؟

المزيد

مواضيع ذات صلة

Spelling and Pronunciation SUMMARY

American English vs. British English

Morphological Basis of English Spelling

Phoneme–Grapheme Correspondences in English Vowels

Phoneme–Grapheme Correspondences in English Consonants

Spelling and Pronunciation Irregularity of English Spelling

Structural Factors in Second Language Phonology SUMMARY

Perception

Optimality Theory (OT)

Ontogeny Phylogeny Model (OPM)

Markedness

Hypercontrast